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Marilyn Warren

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in public service in Victoria. After her admission to practise in 1975, Warren worked as a solicitor in the government sector until 1985, during which time she served as Deputy Secretary of the Law Department of Victoria, and was a senior policy adviser to three
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in areas such as commercial and administrative law. From 1986 to 1994, Warren was a member of the Law Reform Committee of the Victorian Bar. On 25 November 1997, Warren was appointed a
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and to the legal profession particularly the delivery and administration of law in Victoria, to the community in areas affecting the social and economic conditions of women and to
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Warren was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court (thus becoming chief justice of Victoria) on 25 November 2003. She is the
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in any of the states and territories of Australia. At her ceremonial welcome to that office, the attorney-general of Victoria,
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player, winning the university's women's championship ten years in a row. She also represented the State of
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three times, in a team which won the Australian championships three years running.
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In January 2018, Warren was appointed a Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at
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On 13 October 1998, Warren was appointed a judge in the Trial Division of the
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to work when she can, despite the fact that her job comes with a
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Leading cases or judgements handed down by Warren include:
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Doctor of Laws by Monash University. Warren was a champion
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Monash University Distinguished Alumni of the Year (2014)
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The Honourable
AC
KC
Chief Justice of Victoria
Rob Hulls
John Phillips
Anne Ferguson
Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria
David de Kretser
Alex Chernov
Linda Dessau
Lady Southey
Ken Lay
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Melbourne
Monash University
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KC
chief justice
Supreme Court of Victoria
lieutenant-governor of Victoria
Melbourne
Sandringham
Kilbreda Convent
Mentone
Monash University
Bachelor of Laws
Master of Laws
honorary
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