The Honourable Justice Hament Dhanji was sworn-in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 20 September 2021. His Honour graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, and was admitted in 1990 as a legal practitioner and later solicitor for Legal Aid and called to the bar in 1997. His Honour built a successful career in criminal law, corporate crime, appellate work and inquests, gaining a reputation as one of the State’s finest appellate advocates. His Honour took silk in 2010.
| Associate | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Suzi Bilaver | Associate to Justice Dhanji | (02) 9230 8793 |
Legal, cultural or benevolent organisations
Member, Judicial Council on Diversity and Inclusion (JCDI) Committee |
Member, Diversity Inclusion Justice Network (DIJN) Committee |
Patron, Pacific Legal Association NSW (PLAN) |
Member, Criminal Law Bench Book Committee |
30–31 August |
Supreme Court Annual Conference (Newcastle) |
| 6 March | Judicial Commission of NSW: Children’s Court webinar ‘The relevance of doli to bail, mental health applications and hearings’ (Sydney) |
26 June |
2024 Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Conference – Keynote Address: ‘Capuchin Monkeys, Henry VII, Rock Star and Legal Aid’ (Sydney) |
27 June |
Local Court of NSW Annual Conference 2024, ‘Media and the Court’ – Panellist (Sydney) |
6 August |
DWL, Advocacy program 2024, Competition Judge in Grand Final Round (Sydney) |
| 17 October | Inaugural NSW inter-diversity associations’ moot 2024 |
| Topic: ‘Diversity adds value to the practice of law’ (Sydney) |
The swearing-in ceremony for the Honourable Justice Hament Dhanji was held in the Banco Court on Wednesday, 8 December 2021
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