It is mandatory to enter a last name or part of a last name to search the application index. You can also enter either the year of death or the date of death to narrow your results (do not enter both) ...

Old High Court: No change. Entrance opening hours of 9am to 5pm will continue. The Supreme Court Library is closed until 9am Monday 19 January 2026. Library assistance is available online 9am – 5pm ...

The Court welcomes the appointment of Stephen Paul Donaghue KC. The Court welcomes the appointment of Dr Stephen Donaghue KC to the Court of Appeal. Dr Donaghue’s appointment is effective 27 January ...

The annual report was published after being tabled in Parliament last week. The Supreme Court of Victoria’s 2024-25 annual report was tabled in Parliament on 4 December 2025. Read the report here.

Notice to the Profession on changes to the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 and Practice Note SC GEN 11 Costs Court.

The 2025 Silks were chosen from 94 applicants (65 men and 29 women) after a thorough consultation with the Victorian Bar, the Legal Services Commissioner, the judiciary and the broader profession.

The Court of Appeal (McLeish, Kennedy and Kaye JJA) today allowed in part an appeal by Antonios Mokbel against three convictions sustained in 2012 after he pleaded guilty to drug offences arising out ...

A welcome ceremony for the Honourable Justice Lisa Hannon will be held on 19 September at 9:15am. Justice Hannon was appointed as a judge in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria, ...

Justice Christopher Beale’s sentence of Erin Patterson was livestreamed and televised on Monday September 8. Following a jury trial which ran from April to July this year, Ms Patterson was found ...

The Chief Justice has authorised the issue of the following Practice Note. The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Valuation, Compensation and Planning ...

Victoria’s leading legal graduates for 2024 have been honoured with Supreme Court Prize and Exhibition Prize awards. On the 2 of July, the top legal graduates from eight Victorian universities ...

Seven new courtrooms have opened at the William Cooper Justice Centre, providing additional facilities for a range of hearings. The Supreme Court will be able to expand the types of hearings it ...