Diana Bryant
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Diana Bryant was appointed Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia on 5 July 2004.
From May 2000 she was the Chief Federal Magistrate of the Federal Magistrates' Court, having been appointed the inaugural Chief Federal Magistrate of Australia.
Prior to her appointment, Chief Justice Bryant had practised at the Victorian Bar from 1990 where she specialised in family law and de facto property disputes, particularly at the appellate level. She was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1997.
Chief Justice Bryant holds both a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degree. She was admitted as a legal practitioner in Victoria in 1970. From 1977 to 1990, Chief Justice Bryant was a partner with the firm of Phillips Fox in Perth where she practised as a solicitor and counsel specialising in family law. She was also a Director of Australian Airlines from 1984 to 1989.
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Chief Justice. Family Court of Australia. Retrieved on 2006-03-08.
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