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A 128-year-old silver cigarette case has been stolen and Victoria’s barristers want it back!

In fact, the Victorian Bar is offering a $2000 reward for the return of the slightly battered piece of memorabilia. The case itself is not valuable — but to the local legal fraternity, it has become an icon of selfless devotion to duty.

Supreme Court of Victoria

A welcome sitting to mark the appointment of the Honourable Justice Andrea Tsalamandris as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria will be held in Banco Court on:

Tuesday, 2 August 2022 at 9:15am.

The ceremony will be live-streamed and available to watch remotely here.

The Attorney-General of Victoria has announced the appointments of five Magistrates to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, including three members of the Victorian Bar:

Her Honour Magistrate Lucia Raponi

His Honour Magistrate David Langton

His Honour Magistrate Brett Sonnet

These appointments are effective as of today.

Her Honour Magistrate Julia Barling

Her Honour Magistrate Christina Windisch

A welcome sitting to mark the appointment of Her Honour Magistrate Julia Barling and Her Honour Magistrate Christina Windisch will be held in Courtroom 1, Magistrates’ Court of Victoria on:

Friday, 15 July 2022 at 9:00am

The ceremony will be livestreamed via Webex due to limited court numbers here.