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'''Betty June King |
'''Betty June King''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KC|size=100%}} (c. 1951-) is an Australian [[jurist]]. She is a former [[judge]] of the [[Supreme Court of Victoria]], in the Australian state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. She has served as a judge in the [[County Court of Victoria]]. She served as a member of the [[National Crime Authority of Australia|National Crime Authority]] in the 1990s. |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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King started her schooling at Westgarth Central School and then attended high school at [[University High School, Melbourne|University High School]].<ref name="KingCourt"/> She later studied law at [[University of Melbourne|Melbourne University]], graduating in 1974.<ref>[http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=6924296E-9EC7-F70A-B64C57D77F733AA4&flushcache=1&showdraft=1 Bachelor of Laws (incl. Hons) 1974], [[The University of Melbourne]], 22 January 2010.</ref><ref name="lawinstitute1">{{cite journal|year=2005|title=Court moves announced|journal=Law Institute Journal|publisher=[[Law Institute of Victoria]]|volume=79|issue=8|pages=23|issn=0023-9267|url=http://www.liv.asn.au/News-and-Publications/Law-Institute-Journal/Archived-Issues/LIJ-August-2005/Court-moves-announced|accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ray [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] |first=Ross |title=Justice Betty King |journal=Victorian Bar News |publisher=[[Victorian Bar Council]] |issue=134 |page=18 |issn=0159-3285 |url=http://www.vicbar.com.au/pdf/134Welcomes.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529141528/http://www.vicbar.com.au/pdf/134Welcomes.pdf |archivedate=2008-05-29 }}</ref><ref name="rch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/foundation/DEM_10_Invitation.pdf|title=Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Annual Luncheon 2010|publisher=[[Royal Children's Hospital]]|accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref> |
King started her schooling at Westgarth Central School and then attended high school at [[University High School, Melbourne|University High School]].<ref name="KingCourt"/> She later studied law at [[University of Melbourne|Melbourne University]], graduating in 1974.<ref>[http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=6924296E-9EC7-F70A-B64C57D77F733AA4&flushcache=1&showdraft=1 Bachelor of Laws (incl. Hons) 1974] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402233443/http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=6924296E-9EC7-F70A-B64C57D77F733AA4&flushcache=1&showdraft=1 |date=2 April 2010 }}, [[The University of Melbourne]], 22 January 2010.</ref><ref name="lawinstitute1">{{cite journal|year=2005|title=Court moves announced|journal=Law Institute Journal|publisher=[[Law Institute of Victoria]]|volume=79|issue=8|pages=23|issn=0023-9267|url=http://www.liv.asn.au/News-and-Publications/Law-Institute-Journal/Archived-Issues/LIJ-August-2005/Court-moves-announced|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=24 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224051559/http://www.liv.asn.au/News-and-Publications/Law-Institute-Journal/Archived-Issues/LIJ-August-2005/Court-moves-announced|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ray [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] |first=Ross |title=Justice Betty King |journal=Victorian Bar News |publisher=[[Victorian Bar Council]] |issue=134 |page=18 |issn=0159-3285 |url=http://www.vicbar.com.au/pdf/134Welcomes.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529141528/http://www.vicbar.com.au/pdf/134Welcomes.pdf |archivedate=2008-05-29 }}</ref><ref name="rch1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/foundation/DEM_10_Invitation.pdf|title=Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Annual Luncheon 2010|publisher=[[Royal Children's Hospital]]|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225034738/http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/foundation/DEM_10_Invitation.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Early legal career== |
==Early legal career== |
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After completing her articles, she joined the [[Victorian Bar]] in 1975 at the age of 24, becoming only the twenty-fourth female barrister.<ref name="lawinstitute1" /><ref name="rch1" /> |
After completing her articles, she joined the [[Victorian Bar]] in 1975 at the age of 24, becoming only the twenty-fourth female barrister.<ref name="lawinstitute1" /><ref name="rch1" /> |
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King was in 1986 the first female [[Crown Prosecutor (Australia)|Prosecutor]] in Victoria, later becoming the first female [[Commonwealth]] prosecutor.<ref name="lawinstitute1" /><ref name="rch1" /> |
King was in 1986 the first female [[Crown Prosecutor (Australia)|Prosecutor]] in Victoria, later becoming the first female [[Commonwealth of Australia|Commonwealth]] prosecutor.<ref name="lawinstitute1" /><ref name="rch1" /> |
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In 1992 King was one of the first Victorian women to be promoted to [[Queen's Counsel]].<ref name=vicb>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicbar.com.au/wba/tides_change.htm|title=The Tides of Change|publisher=Victorian Bar|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> |
In 1992 King was one of the first Victorian women to be promoted to [[Queen's Counsel]].<ref name=vicb>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicbar.com.au/wba/tides_change.htm|title=The Tides of Change|publisher=Victorian Bar|accessdate=3 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002121059/http://www.vicbar.com.au/wba/tides_change.htm|archive-date=2 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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During the late 1990s King was a member of the [[National Crime Authority of Australia|National Crime Authority]] at one point acting as chair of the authority.<ref name="lawinstitute1" /> |
During the late 1990s King was a member of the [[National Crime Authority of Australia|National Crime Authority]] at one point acting as chair of the authority.<ref name="lawinstitute1" /> |
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===County Court=== |
===County Court=== |
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In 2000 King was appointed a judge of the [[County Court of Victoria|County Court]], serving until her appointment as a judge of the [[Supreme Court of Victoria]] in 2005.<ref name="KingCourt">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/king-of-her-court/2007/11/17/1194767017489.html|title=King of her court|last=Porter|first=Liz|date=18 November 2007|work=The Age |
In 2000 King was appointed a judge of the [[County Court of Victoria|County Court]], serving until her appointment as a judge of the [[Supreme Court of Victoria]] in 2005.<ref name="KingCourt">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/king-of-her-court/2007/11/17/1194767017489.html|title=King of her court|last=Porter|first=Liz|date=18 November 2007|work=The Age|accessdate=3 May 2010|location=Melbourne|archive-date=7 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507182837/http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/king-of-her-court/2007/11/17/1194767017489.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="countycourt1">{{cite web|url=http://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/CA2570A600220F82/Lookup/Publications_Reports/$file/annual%20report%202002_2003.pdf|title=Judges and Registrar as at 30 June 2003|work=2002–03 Annual Report|publisher=County Court of Victoria|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612225532/http://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/CA2570A600220F82/Lookup/Publications_Reports/$file/annual%20report%202002_2003.pdf|archive-date=12 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="radionational1">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s10605.htm|title=Background Briefing – National Crime Authority|last=Brown|first=Matt|date=23 February 1997|work=Radio National|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=14 December 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214204811/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s10605.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="supremecourt1">{{cite web|url=http://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/justlib/supreme+court/home/about+the+court/history/judges/supreme+-+judges+-+history+-+home|title=Judges – History|publisher=Supreme Court of Victoria|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503195349/http://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/justlib/supreme+court/home/about+the+court/history/judges/supreme+-+judges+-+history+-+home|archive-date=3 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="attorneygeneral1">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/35504bc71d3adebcca256cfc0082c2b8/dade5681ccd2ee6bca257028001aaf9b!OpenDocument|title=Hulls: Appointments to Court of Appeal, Supreme Court|date=21 June 2005|publisher=Office of the Attorney-General|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=23 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223123012/http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/35504bc71d3adebcca256cfc0082c2b8/dade5681ccd2ee6bca257028001aaf9b!OpenDocument|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Supreme Court=== |
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====Melbourne gangland trials==== |
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King presided over the prominent cases involving Melbourne criminal figure [[Carl Williams (criminal)|Carl Williams]] and his associates arising from the [[Melbourne gangland killings]].<ref name="KingCourt"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/you-are-a-killer-and-a-cowardly-one/2007/05/07/1178390226004.html|title='You are a killer and a cowardly one'|last=Silvester|first=John|date=8 May 2007|work=theage.com.au|accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref> In 2008 King ruled that the ''[[Underbelly (TV series)|Underbelly]]'' television series could not be shown in the state of Victoria during Williams' murder trial.<ref name="age3">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/ban-judge-king-praises-underbelly/2008/04/04/1207249461247.html|title=Ban judge King praises Underbelly|last=Butcher|first=Steve|date=5 April 2008| |
King presided over the prominent cases involving Melbourne criminal figure [[Carl Williams (criminal)|Carl Williams]] and his associates arising from the [[Melbourne gangland killings]].<ref name="KingCourt"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/you-are-a-killer-and-a-cowardly-one/2007/05/07/1178390226004.html|title='You are a killer and a cowardly one'|last=Silvester|first=John|date=8 May 2007|work=theage.com.au|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=25 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425072600/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/you-are-a-killer-and-a-cowardly-one/2007/05/07/1178390226004.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008 King ruled that the ''[[Underbelly (TV series)|Underbelly]]'' television series could not be shown in the state of Victoria during Williams' murder trial.<ref name="age3">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/ban-judge-king-praises-underbelly/2008/04/04/1207249461247.html|title=Ban judge King praises Underbelly|last=Butcher|first=Steve|date=5 April 2008|work=The Age|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=16 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616134939/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/ban-judge-king-praises-underbelly/2008/04/04/1207249461247.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="heraldsun2">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/crime-mothers-gagged-by-judge/story-e6frf7r6-1111116125901|title=I'm the queen of banning things, says Betty King|last=Hunt|first=Elissa|date=22 April 2008|publisher=Herald Sun|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=14 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614150445/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/crime-mothers-gagged-by-judge/story-e6frf7r6-1111116125901|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="smh1">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/murder-trial-judge-gives-underworld-show-the-heaveho/2008/02/12/1202760256423.html|title=Murder trial judge bans underworld show|date=12 February 2008|work=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=18 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118235953/http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/murder-trial-judge-gives-underworld-show-the-heaveho/2008/02/12/1202760256423.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the trial of [[Evangelos Goussis]] for the murder of [[Lewis Moran]] she banned a proposed television showdown on ''[[Today Tonight]]'' between [[Judy Moran]] and Williams' mother. While instructing the jury during Goussis' trial she referred to herself as the "queen of banning things".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/crime-mothers-gagged-by-judge/story-e6frf7r6-1111116125901|title=I'm the queen of banning things, says Betty King|last=Hunt|first=Elissa|date=22 April 2009|work=heraldsun.com.au|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=14 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614150445/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/crime-mothers-gagged-by-judge/story-e6frf7r6-1111116125901|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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====Public statements==== |
====Public statements==== |
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In May 2010 she spoke out against prominent defendants, their family members, and judges being treated as celebrities. King claimed to have had a [[Wikipedia]] article about her deleted.<ref name=heraldsun1>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/supreme-court-judge-betty-king-attacks-roberta-williams-and-mick-gatto/story-e6frf7jo-1225861767099|title=Supreme Court Judge Betty King attacks Roberta Williams and Mick Gatto|last=Buttler|first=Mark|date=3 May 2010|work=[[Herald Sun]]|accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref><ref name=younglawyers1>{{cite journal|title=Interview With Justice Betty King|last=Batsas|first=Michelle|date=Autumn 2010|journal=Young Lawyers Journal|publisher=Law Institute of Victoria|page=10|issue=44|issn=1441-4449}}</ref> In 2008 a fake [[Facebook]] profile bearing her name was removed after a complaint.<ref name=heraldsun1/><ref name="age4">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/fake-faces-on-facebook-20080615-2qwv.html|title=Fake faces on Facebook? |
In May 2010 she spoke out against prominent defendants, their family members, and judges being treated as celebrities. King claimed to have had a [[Wikipedia]] article about her deleted.<ref name=heraldsun1>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/supreme-court-judge-betty-king-attacks-roberta-williams-and-mick-gatto/story-e6frf7jo-1225861767099|title=Supreme Court Judge Betty King attacks Roberta Williams and Mick Gatto|last=Buttler|first=Mark|date=3 May 2010|work=[[Herald Sun]]|accessdate=3 May 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809034350/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/supreme-court-judge-betty-king-attacks-roberta-williams-and-mick-gatto/story-fn5ev9xr-1225861767099 |archivedate=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=younglawyers1>{{cite journal|title=Interview With Justice Betty King|last=Batsas|first=Michelle|date=Autumn 2010|journal=Young Lawyers Journal|publisher=Law Institute of Victoria|page=10|issue=44|issn=1441-4449}}</ref> In 2008 a fake [[Facebook]] profile bearing her name was removed after a complaint.<ref name=heraldsun1/><ref name="age4">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/fake-faces-on-facebook-20080615-2qwv.html|title=Fake faces on Facebook?|last=Carbone|first=Suzanne|author2=Money, Lawrence|date=16 June 2008|work=The Age|accessdate=4 May 2010|archive-date=5 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705154258/http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/fake-faces-on-facebook-20080615-2qwv.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Betty June King KC (c. 1951-) is an Australian jurist. She is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, in the Australian state of Victoria. She has served as a judge in the County Court of Victoria. She served as a member of the National Crime Authority in the 1990s.
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[edit]King started her schooling at Westgarth Central School and then attended high school at University High School.[1] She later studied law at Melbourne University, graduating in 1974.[2][3][4][5]
Early legal career
[edit]After completing her articles, she joined the Victorian Bar in 1975 at the age of 24, becoming only the twenty-fourth female barrister.[3][5]
King was in 1986 the first female Prosecutor in Victoria, later becoming the first female Commonwealth prosecutor.[3][5]
In 1992 King was one of the first Victorian women to be promoted to Queen's Counsel.[6]
During the late 1990s King was a member of the National Crime Authority at one point acting as chair of the authority.[3]
Judicial career
[edit]County Court
[edit]In 2000 King was appointed a judge of the County Court, serving until her appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2005.[1][7][8][9][10]
Supreme Court
[edit]King was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 21 June 2005 and served until 14 August 2015.
Melbourne gangland trials
[edit]King presided over the prominent cases involving Melbourne criminal figure Carl Williams and his associates arising from the Melbourne gangland killings.[1][11] In 2008 King ruled that the Underbelly television series could not be shown in the state of Victoria during Williams' murder trial.[12][13][14] During the trial of Evangelos Goussis for the murder of Lewis Moran she banned a proposed television showdown on Today Tonight between Judy Moran and Williams' mother. While instructing the jury during Goussis' trial she referred to herself as the "queen of banning things".[15]
Public statements
[edit]In May 2010 she spoke out against prominent defendants, their family members, and judges being treated as celebrities. King claimed to have had a Wikipedia article about her deleted.[16][17] In 2008 a fake Facebook profile bearing her name was removed after a complaint.[16][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Porter, Liz (18 November 2007). "King of her court". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ Bachelor of Laws (incl. Hons) 1974 Archived 2 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine, The University of Melbourne, 22 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Court moves announced". Law Institute Journal. 79 (8). Law Institute of Victoria: 23. 2005. ISSN 0023-9267. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Ray QC, Ross. "Justice Betty King" (PDF). Victorian Bar News (134). Victorian Bar Council: 18. ISSN 0159-3285. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Annual Luncheon 2010" (PDF). Royal Children's Hospital. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "The Tides of Change". Victorian Bar. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Judges and Registrar as at 30 June 2003" (PDF). 2002–03 Annual Report. County Court of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Brown, Matt (23 February 1997). "Background Briefing – National Crime Authority". Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Judges – History". Supreme Court of Victoria. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Hulls: Appointments to Court of Appeal, Supreme Court". Office of the Attorney-General. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Silvester, John (8 May 2007). "'You are a killer and a cowardly one'". theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Butcher, Steve (5 April 2008). "Ban judge King praises Underbelly". The Age. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Hunt, Elissa (22 April 2008). "I'm the queen of banning things, says Betty King". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Murder trial judge bans underworld show". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Hunt, Elissa (22 April 2009). "I'm the queen of banning things, says Betty King". heraldsun.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ a b Buttler, Mark (3 May 2010). "Supreme Court Judge Betty King attacks Roberta Williams and Mick Gatto". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ Batsas, Michelle (Autumn 2010). "Interview With Justice Betty King". Young Lawyers Journal (44). Law Institute of Victoria: 10. ISSN 1441-4449.
- ^ Carbone, Suzanne; Money, Lawrence (16 June 2008). "Fake faces on Facebook?". The Age. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.