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Catherine Holmes was born on 12 October, 1956 in Brisbane, Queensland, is an Australian judge. Discover Catherine Holmes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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67 years old |
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Libra |
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12 October |
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Brisbane, Queensland |
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Brisbane
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Catherine Holmes Height, Weight & Measurements
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Catherine Holmes Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Catherine Holmes worth at the age of 67 years old? Catherine Holmes’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from Brisbane. We have estimated Catherine Holmes's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Catherine Ena "Cate" Holmes (born 12 October 1956) is a retired Australian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, the highest ranking court in the Australian state of Queensland.
She attended the Australian National University graduating with a Bachelor of Economics in 1977 and then attended the University of Queensland graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1980.
Holmes was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1982.
She completed a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the Queensland Institute of Technology in 1983, a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in 1989 and a Master of Laws (advanced) in 1998 both at the University of Queensland.
In 1984 she was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland and was a Foundation Member of the Women's Legal Service in Queensland.
She was a Crown Prosecutor in the Office of Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions from 1984 to 1986.
In 1986 she began a law firm private practice focused on criminal and administrative law.
She served as a Member of the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal from 1994 to 2000.
Holmes was appointed deputy president of the Queensland Community Corrections Board in 1997.
From 1998 to 1999 she served as the counsel assisting the Forde Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse.
In 1999 she was appointed senior counsel and was made acting judge on the District Court of Queensland.
On 16 March 2000 Holmes was appointed as a judge on the Supreme Court of Queensland.
From 2004 to 2006 she was a judge on the Queensland Mental Health Court.
On 26 May 2006 she was appointed to the Queensland Court of Appeals of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
On 18 January 2011, it was announced that Justice Holmes would be appointed to head an inquiry into the 2011 Queensland floods.
The following day the Bar Association of Queensland criticised the appointment, suggesting that it would be unconventional for a sitting judge to head an inquiry.
However, Paul de Jersey, then chief justice of Queensland, defended the appointment, arguing that it was appropriate because of the apparent absence of any suggestion of political or institutional corruption.
Since then, there have been several inquiries led by sitting judges, without giving rise to questions of convention.
She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2000, to the Queensland Court of Appeal in 2006 and appointed chief justice on 11 September 2015.
She retired on 19 March 2022.
Holmes attended Oxley State High School and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Darra, Queensland.
On 7 September 2015, Holmes was announced as the new Chief Justice of Queensland, replacing Tim Carmody who resigned on 1 July.
She was sworn in on 11 September 2015, becoming the first female chief justice of the state.
Holmes was awarded a Doctor of Laws honoris causa from The University of Queensland in 2016.
Holmes was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours for "eminent service to the judiciary, notably to criminal, administrative, and mental health law, and to the community of Queensland."
Holmes has been appointed as the head of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.
