Suzanne Mackenzie has been appointed to the District Court, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Paul Slattery.

Ms Mackenzie began work as a solicitor with Blake Dawson Waldon (now known as Ashurst) in 1989, and over the course of her distinguished career has worked as a partner with Piper Alderman and was a founding partner of DMAW Lawyers, before joining Bar Chambers in 2018.

Ms Mackenzie takes up her new role on February 27.