NSW DCJ makes formal complaint against DPP

Judge Wass of the NSW District Court has made a formal complaint to the Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner in relation to NSW DPP Sally Dowling SC

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Judge makes formal complaint against DPP [The Australian paywall]
A NSW judge has taken the extraordinary step of making a formal complaint against chief prosecutor Sally Dowling SC, after Ms Dowling raised secret grievances about her to the court’s chief judge in the middle of a criminal hearing.
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‘Can’t stick at a job’, judge tells top legal agent [The Australian paywall]
Hugh Woodbury – who beat up his pregnant partner – was criticised by a judge for failing to hold down a job, sparking grave concerns about his competence as the head of Australia’s largest Aboriginal legal service.

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