Full title: Judging for the people : a social history of the Supreme Court in Victoria 1841-2016 / edited by Simon Smith.

Author/creator: Smith, Simon, Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

Call Numbers: GQ 2016/556

Record Identifier: 74VKVPNP35ab

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xxvii, 308 pages, : illustrations (some colour), portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm., , , , , Part 1: Establishment of the Court -- 1. The coming of the resident judges / Janine Rizzetti -- 2. 'A pile of buildings' built to last / Susan Reynolds -- Part 2: People of the Court -- 3. A glimpse at the frontline and the unsung heroes of the Court / Jane Mayo Carolan -- 4. The shaping of the legal profession / Simon Smith -- 5. The judges and their Court 1852-1900 / John Waugh -- 6. A bridging era 1900-1949 / Susan Priestley -- 7. The making of the modern Supreme Court 1974-2015 / Charles Parkinson -- Part 3: The Court at work -- 8. All very civil / Mark Finnane -- 9. The Court on the move /Don Garden -- 10. Capital crimes and the Supreme Court /Kathy Laster -- 11. Forensic medicine and the Supreme Court / Stephen Cordner and Fiona Leahy -- 12. Journalism and the Supreme Court / Peter Gregory -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Judicial Officers of the Supreme Court of Victoria to 1 January 2016.

Publishers: Crows Nest NSW Allen & Unwin, 2016.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Permalink: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPNP35ab

DDC: 347.945, 347.945035

MMS ID: 991023994615202626