The Law Council of Australia said on Thursday the case for a federal judicial commission was clear after a Federal Circuit Court judge stepped down quietly over findings of inappropriate sexual behaviour.
Judge Joe Harman, who was appointed in 2010 and had been based in the court’s Parramatta registry, was accused of “sexualised” misconduct towards two women from 2015 onwards, which included lewd emails and “unwelcome hugs”.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
