A former justice of the Federal Court and two retired NSW District Court judges will be among eight judicial officers appointed to temporary positions in Canberra's courts on Thursday.
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Attorney-General Simon Corbell appointed four acting judges to the ACT Supreme Court for the next year to assist with civil matters.
Mr Corbell also announced the names of four special magistrates for a period of three years to assist the Magistrates Court with its workload.
Stephen Walmsley, Linda Ashford, Dennis Cowdroy, and David Robinson, will begin their roles with the Supreme Court from July 1 and appear on the bench as required.
Justice Cowdroy, OAM, QC, retired as a Federal Court judge in March this year and has previously served as a judge of the ACT Supreme Court.
He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1989 and was justice of the Land and Environment Court of NSW from 1999 to 2006.
Justice Ashford is a retired judge of the District Court of NSW and has also worked in judicial positions in the NSW Compensation Court, and Dust Diseases Tribunal.
Justice Walmsley served as NSW District Court judge from 2001 to 2013 and has previously served as acting justice of the NSW Supreme Court.
Justice Robinson was appointed silk in 2003 and has appeared before the High Court, and two royal commissions.
"All four appointees have enjoyed highly distinguished legal careers and will bring to the judicial role a wealth of experience," Mr Corbell said.
Special magistrates Maria Doogan and Kenneth Cush were reappointed to the Magistrates Court after already serving in the position in recent years.
Former prosecutor Margaret Hunter, OAM, and Dominic Mulligan joined the bench for the first time.
Special magistrate roles will be effective immediately and all four will also serve as ACT coroners.
"I am pleased to appoint people of this calibre to a role that serves an important function as part of the Magistrates Court," Mr Corbell said.
