Two new judges appointed to combat "emerging crisis in family law"

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Updated October 15 2021 - 12:27pm, first published October 14 2021 - 6:30pm
Two new judges appointed to combat "emerging crisis in family law"
Two new judges appointed to combat "emerging crisis in family law"

TWO new judges have been appointed to Newcastle's newly merged Federal Circuit and Family Court in a bid to reduce the backlog of cases and combat what local practitioners had labelled an "emerging crisis in family law".

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Sam Rigney

Court Reporter

Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter in 2011. He is an experienced court reporter who has won two national court reporting awards, including the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Court Reporting for his coverage of the Hunter's worst serial rapist. Before working at the Herald, Sam was a sports journalist with the Maitland Mercury where he won awards for his coverage of the Newcastle Rugby League salary cap scandal. Sam is a Novocastrian born-and-bred.

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