Judge Wendy Wilmoth (’67) was appointed Magistrate in February 1988 sitting at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, Children’s Court and other jurisdictions of the Victorian Magistracy. She was appointed Deputy State Coroner in 1990, serving until 1993. Wendy went on to serve from 1996 to 1999 as Supervising Magistrate of the Victorian Crimes Compensation Tribunal. In 2003 she was appointed as a Judge of the County Court of Victoria.

Prior to becoming a Magistrate, Wendy was Lecturer in Charge of the Legal Studies course in the Department of Business Studies at Melbourne College of Advanced Education in 1979. In May 1985, she was appointed as a legal member and Chairman of the Commonwealth Social Security Appeals Tribunal, hearing appeals on entitlements under the Social Security Act, and making recommendations to the Department of Social Security.

Away from court Wendy enjoys reading, gardening, the occasional bushwalk, and time with her family.

October 2010