Chief judge (Australia)

A chief judge (also known as chief justice, presiding judge, president judge or administrative judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a court or tribunal with more than one judge.^[1] The chief judge commonly presides over trials and hearings.

In Australia the term Chief Judge can refer to the principal judicial officer of a state District Court,^[2] as in New South Wales, or a state County Court,^[3] as in Victoria. The former is appointed by the state's Governor, while the latter may be appointed by the state's Attorney-General.