Deep cultural shifts required: open letter from 500 legal women calls for reform of way judges are appointed and disciplined
- Written by Gabrielle Appleby, Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW
In an open letter to Attorney-General Christian Porter, about 500 women working in the law from across Australia have sought changes to the way judges are disciplined and appointed.
The letter comes after former High Court judge Dyson Heydon was found by an independent investigation to have sexually harassed young female associates of the court, as...