Wendy Abraham
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The Honourable Justice Wendy Jane Abraham | |
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| Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1960 |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide (LL.B (hons), 1982) |
| Occupation | Judge and lawyer |
| Awards | King's Counsel (1998) |
Wendy Jane Abraham (born 6 May 1960) is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, sitting in Sydney. She was appointed on 7 May 2019 for a term to end 6 May 2030.[1][2] Abraham took silk in 1998 and is a member of the bars of South Australia (1982) and New South Wales (2005).[1][3]
Abraham is an expert in criminal law. Beginning in 1983, she was a counsel to the Director of Public Prosecutions of South Australia, and later established a national criminal appellate practice.[3] She appeared before the High Court of Australia for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in R v Tang, securing the first criminal conviction for slavery in Australian history.[4][5] In 2003, she advised the Australian Law Reform Commission on the use of genetic evidence in prosecutions.[6]
