Annual Report 2016-17

Judicial Commission of NSW – Annual Report 2016–17 16 Mr David Giddy BA LLB Appointed 7 November 2012 for 3 years; reappointed 9 December 2015 for 3 years Mr Giddy was admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW in 1978 and practised as a solicitor in general practice until 1990. Since 1990, he has practised exclusively in criminal law and is an accredited specialist in that area of law. In 1996, he became a member of the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society of NSW. He has represented the Law Society on many panels, committees and commissions. In July 2009, he was awarded the Inaugural Law Society President’s Medal in recognition of his significant personal and professional contributions to the betterment of law and justice as a solicitor in NSW. Dr Judith Cashmore AO BA (Hons) Dip Ed, M Ed, PhD Appointed 1 December 2004; reappointed for 3 years from 19 August 2009; reappointed 7 November 2012 for 3 years; reappointed 9 December 2015 for 3 years Dr Cashmore is currently Professor of Socio-Legal Research and Policy, University of Sydney Law School. She has chaired or served on numerous non-government and State and Commonwealth government committees concerning child sexual assault, child protection, child deaths, children’s rights and family law. As a research academic, she has a keen interest in the application of research to policy and practice, particularly in relation to legal and administrative decision-making and children’s involvement in legal proceedings. In 2010, Dr Cashmore became an Officer of the Order of Australia. Professor Brian McCaughan AM MB BS Appointed 16 May 2010 for 3 years; reappointed 30 October 2013 for 3 years, reappointed 30 October 2016 for 3 years Professor McCaughan is a cardiothoracic surgeon based at the Royal Prince Alfred Medical Centre, Sydney, and Clinical Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney. Professor McCaughan has served as Chair of the NSW State Royal Australian College of Surgeons Committee, President of the NSW Medical Board and Chair of the Sustainable Access Health Priority Taskforce. He has served as a Director of Surgical Services at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, and Area Director of Cardiovascular Services, Central Sydney Area Health Service. He is Chair of the Boards of the Clinical Excellence Commission and the Agency for Clinical Innovation, and has been appointed to the Board of the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Cancer Centre. In 2009, Professor McCaughan became a Member of the Order of Australia. Mr Yair Miller OAM BA Appointed 28 October 2015 for 3 years Mr Miller has worked at board and senior management level for over 15 years in the corporate, not-for-profit and government sectors. He has served as a Community Member of the NSW State Parole Authority and President of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. He also sits on the Board of Governors for numerous international organisations including the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture and the International School of Jewish Leadership. Mr Miller has a BA in Social Sciences and International Studies, with a Major in Middle Eastern Politics, from the University of Technology Sydney and an Advanced Diploma in Public Safety (Emergency Management) from the Australian Emergency Management Institute, a division of the Australian Federal Attorney-General’s Department. In 2017, Mr Miller was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. The appointed members