District Court of South Australia

Judges of the District Court are appointed by the Governor of South Australia on the advice of the Executive Council. Once appointed, they cannot be removed from office except by an address from both houses of the South Australian Parliament. They must retire when they reach the age of 70. Judges of the Employment Court, the Environment, Resources and Development Court, the Licensing Court and the Youth Court, as well as Masters of the Supreme Court, also formally hold office as District Court Judges. They are not listed on this page (except where they have also served as a District Court Judge).

The work of the Court is divided into four areas: civil, criminal, administrative and disciplinary, and criminal injuries. The District Court can hear most civil and criminal matters except for offences related to murder and treason. It also has jurisdiction over criminal injuries compensation claims. In the administrative and disciplinary division, the Court hears appeals from various government agencies, tribunals and disciplinary bodies. The Court is usually constituted of a single judge sitting alone or with a jury (in criminal trials only). In certain cases a judge may sit with two assessors who, with the judge, determine factual questions while the judge determines questions of law. For ceremonial occasions such as the swearing in of a new judge, the Court sits as a Full Court constituted of all available judges.

The main seat of the Court is the Sir Samuel Way Building in Victoria Square, Adelaide (which was originally the Charles Moore and Co. Department store).{{cite web |title=Moore's Department Store / Sir Samuel Way Building|website=Adelaide City Explorer|url=https://adelaidecityexplorer.com.au/items/show/171 |access-date=28 January 2022}} It also conducts circuits in Mount Gambier, Berri, Port Pirie, Whyalla and Port Lincoln (civil), and Mount Gambier and Port Augusta (criminal).

Judges of the District Court of South Australia {{as of|lc=yes|December 2024}} are:{{cite web |title=Our judiciary - CAA - District Court judicial officers|website=Courts Administration Authority|url=https://www.courts.sa.gov.au/our-judiciary/ |access-date=2 December 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241018022011/https://www.courts.sa.gov.au/our-judiciary/| archive-date=18 Oct 2024|url-status=live}} (Date of appointment appears in brackets)

• Michael Greig Evans (20 December 2016)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2016/November/2016_076.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette], 29 November 2016

• Rauf Soulio (12 October 2006)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2006/October/2006_060.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette] 12 October 2006
• Geraldine Davison (25 June 2012)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2012/June/2012_045.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette], 25 June 2012
• Paul Muscat (25 June 2012)
• Paul Slattery (25 June 2012)
• Joanne Tracey (5 March 2015)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2015/March/2015_014.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette], 5 March 2015
• Jane Schammer (12 December 2016)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2016/November/2016_076.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Liesl Chapman (31 October 2017)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2017/October/2017_074.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Michael Durrant (28 February 2019)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2019/February/2019_009.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Jo-Anne Deuter (6 May 2019)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2019/February/2019_009.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Joana Fuller (10 December 2019)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2019/December/2019_060.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Michael Burnett (2 February 2020)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2019/December/2019_060.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Ian Press (20 January 2020)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2019/December/2019_062.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Karen Thomas (6 October 2020)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2020/October/2020_078.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Heath Barklay (1 November 2021)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2021/October/2021_070.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Anthony Allen (17 January 2022)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2022/January/2022_004.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Emily Telfer (24 January 2022)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2022/January/2022_005.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Kristopher Handshin (2 February 2023)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2023/February/2023_009.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Michelle Sutcliffe (2 February 2023)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2023/February/2023_009.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Nicolas Alexandrides (2 February 2023)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2023/February/2023_009.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Carmen Matteo (30 October 2023)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2023/October/2023_081.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Liesl Kudelka
• Anne Barnett (August 2024){{cite web |title=New Appointment To District Court 27 August |website=Mirage News |date=27 August 2024 |url=https://www.miragenews.com/new-appointment-to-district-court-27-august-1303420/ |access-date=1 December 2024}}

• Mark Blumberg
• Elizabeth Olsson

• Anne Bampton was the first female master of the District Court, when appointed in 2010.[https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/agispt.20101686 "New District Court Judges : Judge Stretton : Judge Bampton"]. Bulletin (Law Society of South Australia) 32, no. 3 (2010): 26–27. In 2013 she was appointed to the Supreme Court of South Australia.{{cite web |title=Anne Bampton and Greg Parker appointed to the Supreme Court |url=http://www.agd.sa.gov.au/sites/agd.sa.gov.au/files/documents/Initiatives%20Announcements%20and%20News/Nov%202013%20-%20Media%20releases/Ann%20Bampton%20and%20Greg%20Parker%20appointed.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121023330/http://www.agd.sa.gov.au/sites/agd.sa.gov.au/files/documents/Initiatives%20Announcements%20and%20News/Nov%202013%20-%20Media%20releases/Ann%20Bampton%20and%20Greg%20Parker%20appointed.pdf |archive-date=21 January 2014 |url-status=dead|publisher=Attorney-General's Department |date=14 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2017}}
• Simon Stretton, appointed on 4 February 2010,[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2010/February/2010_006.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette], 4 February 2010{{cite book|ISBN= 978-0-642-74545-3 |title= Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board: Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2010|url=https://download.asic.gov.au/media/1247649/caldb-2010-annual-report.pdf |access-date=2 December 2024| publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|date=2010| p=1}} also a member of the punk band Black Chrome, retired in May 2024.{{cite web |last=McClymont |first=Alison |title=Once 'hated, ignored and rejected', Judge Simon Stretton's punk rock band Black Chrome has found a cult following |website=ABC News |date=1 December 2024 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-01/black-chrome-simon-stretton-punk-rock-australia/104649642 |access-date=1 December 2024}} Anne Barnett was appointed in his place in August 2024.
• Penelope Eldridge (3 March 2016)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2016/March/2016_014.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette], 3 March 2016
• Anthony Rossi (13 May 2019)[https://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2019/March/2019_014.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]
• Miles Crawley (7 December 2020)[https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/2020/October/2020_085.pdf The South Australian Government Gazette]

== References ==

• [https://www.courts.sa.gov.au/our-courts/ District Court information section and location link]
• [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/sa/SADC/ District Court of South Australia Judgments]

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