A conversation with Chief Justice Anne Ferguson

Lynne leads the Victoria Law Foundation team. She brings with her a wealth of experience in the fields of communications, journalism and management.

For 16 years, Lynne worked with ABC Radio, including a stint hosting The Law Report on Radio National. She has also worked at the ACCC, the City of Melbourne, the Victorian Ombudsman and as a consultant. She has degrees in Law and English from the University of Western Australia and holds qualifications from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Institute of Community Directors Australia and has attended the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership.

Chief Justice Anne Ferguson was appointed as the 12th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria in October 2017 having first been appointed as a judge of the Court in 2010.  Before her appointment to the Court, she was a partner in Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens Linklaters) specialising in commercial litigation and insolvency. 

The Chief Justice also serves as the Chair of the Courts Council, which is the governing body of Court Services Victoria.  Courts Services Victoria is the independent statutory body providing services and facilities to Victoria’s courts, VCAT and other Victorian statutory entities.   

The Chief Justice is also the chair of the Judicial College of Victoria and the Judicial Commission of Victoria.