Glenn Sacha Theakston is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. He was appointed as a Magistrate on 30 May 2016 and Acting Chief Magistrate on 1 August 2019 following

Lorraine Walker Lorraine Anne Walker is the Chief Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory and was an Acting Judge of Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 19 July 2010 and as Chief Magistrate on 13 Octo ...

's appointment to the ACT Supreme Court as an Acting Judge.

Career

In 1993, Theakston graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science. In 1997, he worked at Legal Aid ACT as a solicitor. Theakston was then appointed as National Coordinator of Counter-Terrorism at the

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in 2006. In 2012, Theakston was called to the bar. He practiced as a barrister in family and civil law in Canberra. In August 2019, Chief Magistrate

was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court for 12 months to establish the ACT's first Drug and Alcohol Court. Theakston was subsequently appointed Acting Chief Magistrate to fill the role in Walker's absence.

Personal life

Theakston has been a reserve legal officer in the

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since 1993. He currently holds the rank of

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References

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