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Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Judge Tuskeen Jacobs

Speech delivered by Elizabeth Shearer, on behalf of the President of the Law Council of Australia, at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Brisbane, 31 July 2024. 

"Today, then is cause for celebration, because we can have confidence that your Honour will serve those who come before you exceptionally well. I say this because as an Accredited Family Law Specialist with over 20 years of experience, your knowledge of family law is both wide and deep.

But paired with Your Honour’s technical expertise is your compassion. Your Honour truly understands and respects that family law is about people; people who are going through some of the most difficult times of their lives and deserve kindness, empathy, certainty and closure. A surprising commonality between many of the accomplished members of our profession is that their focus was first in another field before the law became their calling.

I believe Your Honour shares this history and originally obtained a degree in psychology. No doubt this plays a role in Your Honour’s outstanding ability to read people and to understand and consider the human, as well as the legal dimensions, of the issues coming before you for determination."

Read the full speech below.

Last Updated on 01/08/2024

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