23-645: Justice Martin may refer to: Brian Ross Martin (born 1947), judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Celora E. Martin (1834–1909), judge of the New York Court of Appeals Charles D. Martin (politician) (1829–1911), member of Supreme Court Commission of Ohio Clarence R. Martin (1886–1972), associate justice and chief justice of
46-541: Is an Australian jurist. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia before being appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 2004. He served in the Northern Territory between 2004 and 2010. He served as an acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2012. In legal texts, he is referred to as "Martin (BR) CJ" to avoid confusion with his predecessor. Martin
69-669: Is greater than A$ 750,000, criminal appeals from the Magistrates Court and appeals from other bodies such as the State Administrative Tribunal . The General Division sits in the David Malcolm Justice Centre for civil proceedings and the District Court of WA Building and the original Supreme Court Building for criminal proceedings. The Court of Appeal hears both civil and criminal appeals from cases in
92-660: The Royal Commission into WA Inc . Martin was appointed as the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in 1997 a position he held until taking up his appointment as a Judge of the South Australian Supreme Court. He was sworn in as the Northern Territory's fifth Chief Justice on 27 January 2004 following the retirement of Brian Frank Martin ; and held the position until 2010. Justice Martin
115-803: The South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He played in two SANFL premierships for the Double Blues . He was a Director of the Adelaide Crows Football Club from 1994 to 1998 and was Chairman of the Westminster School Council from 1988 to 1996. Supreme Court of Western Australia The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia . It has unlimited jurisdiction within
138-579: The Full Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal were subsumed by the Court of Appeal, which, while still a division of the Supreme Court, has judges which sit solely on appeal cases. The Supreme Court is currently constituted by the following judicial officers (in order of seniority): The Supreme Court building has considerable heritage significance in Western Australia. In 1899, a joint parliamentary committee
161-727: The General Division, the District Court and the State Administrative Tribunal. It sits in the original Supreme Court Building. When required, Supreme Court judges may also constitute the Industrial Appeal Court and sit as a Court of Disputed Returns . The Supreme Court holds the exclusive jurisdiction to admit solicitors and barristers to practice in the Western Australian jurisdiction, upon meeting
184-920: The Indiana Supreme Court David Martin (Kansas judge) (1839–1901), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court Francois Xavier Martin (1762–1846), chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court George Martin (Michigan judge) (1815–1867), associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court George Ewing Martin (1857–1948), chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Harry Martin (judge) (1920–2015), associate justice of
207-799: The North Carolina Supreme Court John E. Martin (1891–1968), chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Joseph Martin (Wisconsin politician) (1878–1946), associate justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Mark Martin (judge) (born 1963), chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Robert N. Martin (1798–1870), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals Wheeler Martin (1765–1836), associate justice of
230-634: The Rhode Island Supreme Court William Bond Martin (c. 1769–1835), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals See also [ edit ] Martin Beddoe , circuit judge of England and Wales Judge Martin (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Justice Martin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
253-537: The courts. Plans to relocate the Court building were announced to the public in March 1901, after a parliamentary committee examined various options and decided on the current location on St George’s Terrace . A government decree that only local materials be used in the construction caused difficulties and delays, culminating in a Royal Commission in 1902. Finally, the new building was officially opened on 8 June 1903, by newly-arrived Governor, Sir Frederick Bedford . In 2004
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#1732844802185276-687: The educational and practice requirements set by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia . The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is the Honourable Chief Justice Peter Quinlan SC who was appointed to the position in August 2018. The Supreme Court was established on 18 June 1861 when the Court of Quarter Sessions (a criminal court for serious matters) and the Civil Court were amalgamated. Sir Archibald Burt
299-539: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Justice_Martin&oldid=1122661505 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brian Ross Martin Brian Ross Martin AO KC (born 2 September 1947)
322-474: The state in civil matters (although it usually only hears matters involving sums of A$ 750,000 or more), and hears the most serious criminal matters. The Supreme Court consists of a General Division (equivalent to the Trial Division in other states) and the Court of Appeal. The General Division deals with serious criminal matters, civil cases where the dispute is of a complex nature or the amount claimed
345-644: Was appointed as the Royal Commissioner for the Royal Commission into Juvenile Detention in the Northern Territory , after the ABC Four Corners program " Australia's Shame " was broadcast. Martin resigned four days later, saying that "rightly or wrongly, in this role I would not have the full confidence of sections of the Indigenous community which has a vital interest in this inquiry." Martin played 63 games, kicking 68 goals for Sturt Football Club in
368-762: Was born in Adelaide and was educated at the Oakbank Area School and the Adelaide High School before studying at the University of Adelaide . Brian Ross Martin was admitted to practise law in 1970, becoming an assistant Crown Prosecutor in Adelaide in 1974 and eventually the Senior Crown Prosecutor in 1982. He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984 and in 1991 was appointed Senior Counsel assisting
391-522: Was formed to decide on the location of the new court building with three sites being considered. The locations were a site in Irwin Street, the old Government Boys' School on St George's Terrace and the current site. After a decision was made and a contract awarded for £55,888 11s 3p to RP Vincent and Sons in February 1901, an announcement was made to the public during March of that year. The foundation stone
414-474: Was installed instead saving £5,425. Originally, the grand foyer was to be painted in colours reflecting those of the glass domes, but again shortage of funds dictated the substitution of whitewash. The foyer was more appropriately redecorated to celebrate the Court’s centenary in 2003. On 11 July 2016, the Supreme Court's Registry and General Division (Civil) relocated from the original Supreme Court Building to
437-621: Was laid on 2 June 1902 and would open on 8 June 1903 with WA Governor Sir Frederick Bedford present as was the Chief Justice Sir Edward Stone and the full court. The two-storey brick building was designed by John Harry Grainger (father of Percy Grainger ), Chief Architect with the Public Works Department of Western Australia. It is designed in the Federation Academic Classical style: a style that
460-401: Was often used for major public buildings of the time. The original design called for only local materials to be used with Donnybrook stone , Meckering granite and jarrah wood the choice. Stuccoed cement had to be substituted when insufficient quantities of Donnybrook stone of identical texture and colour were lacking for the building. Another change was the slate roof, when a galvanized roof
483-599: Was one of the longest and most publicised in Australian legal history. In February 2012, Brian Martin was sworn in as an Acting Judge of the Western Australian Supreme Court, to preside over the trial of Lloyd Rayney who was charged with the August 2007 murder of his wife, Corryn Rayney . Martin delivered his judgment, finding Rayney not guilty of his wife's murder, in November 2012. In July 2016, he
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#1732844802185506-425: Was the first Chief Justice of the court. The Full Court of the Supreme Court was established in 1886 to decide both criminal and civil appeals. In 1893 the criminal appeals were transferred to the Court of Appeal which was then reconstituted as the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1911. The Supreme Court, Full Court and Court of Criminal Appeal were effectively the one court with each judge able to sit on cases in any of
529-514: Was the trial judge for the trial of R v Murdoch , which commenced with a voir dire in April 2005 and the trial proper began on 17 October 2005, and was completed with a verdict of guilty on 13 December 2005. He also presided over the Snowtown murder cases involving the conviction of John Bunting, Robert Wagner, and James Vlassakis for murder , and Mark Haydon for helping to dispose of the bodies. The trial
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