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Joanne Margaret Cameron was a judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, from 12 August 2014 to June 2020. She was previously a partner at Mallesons Stephen Jaques.[1]
Joanne Margaret Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria | |
| In office 12 August 2014 – June 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer |
Cameron studied at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1988.[2]
Cameron worked as a solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons), in complex commercial disputes, involving litigation covering contracts, competition and trade practices, banking, and finance.[3][4][5] Cameron became a partner in 1999 and partner in Charge of the Melbourne office in 2009.[3]
From 2007 Cameron was a member of the Board of Examiners, a body that determined whether an individual applicant met the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria.[3] In 2012 Cameron was a member of a committee appointed by the Chief Justice of Victoria to conduct a preliminary evaluation of applicants for Senior Counsel.[6]
Supreme Court
Cameron was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria on 12 August 2014, one of a growing number of solicitors, particularly female, appointed to Australian superior courts.[7] Chief Justice of the Federal Court James Allsop attributes the growing number of appointment of female solicitors to the shortage of women barristers aged 50–55, with women being just 10% of senior counsel and 20% of barristers.[8]
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