The ABC is reporting that Chief Justice Higgins has spat the dummy over comments by Richard Refshauge, the ACT’s Director of Public Prosecutions, that “the work of his office seems to be met with apparent antipathy” by the Supreme Court Justices.
Chief Justice Higgins is threatening to refuse to list trials for hearing until such time as all criticism of his court is withdrawn.
While I believe Justice Higgins is motivated by the purest of intentions I will never forget sitting on the back of a bus (at least 10 years ago) listening to two released felons rejoicing in their good fortune to have appeared before him, and in the light sentences they had received, which saw them back on the street at that time. Shortly after their reminiscence these gentlemen moved up to the front of the bus to grope young women.