Justice Joshua Wilson planned to tell an international conference that court positions are filled on the basis of politics rather than ability
A federal and family court justice who planned to deliver a speech at an international conference claiming that progressive governments appointed diverse judges regardless of merit has been forced to apologise to his colleagues and told he can no longer attend the conference.
Wilson went on to say that appointments to state and territory courts were highly political, and that “progressive governments are more likely to appoint to benches based on gender and ethnic diversity, irrespective of merit or expertise”. “Further, Justice Wilson will not be providing a paper at this conference nor will he be attending, and I have taken steps to ensure there is no further publication of the paper’s content,” Alstergren said.“I reiterate that I am extremely proud of each of the judges of the Courts and hold the greatest respect for the history of our Courts and their judges, both past and present. We are taking steps to ensure this cannot happen again.
“Such legal assistance may take the form of pro bono advice or in-court representation to non-legally based activity such as handing out how-to-vote cards at polling booths during elections or by-elections.
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