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Meet the bobsledding chief justice shaking up the courts

Meet the bobsledding chief justice shaking up the courts

The head of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia might have had a very different career if his sporting ambitions had been fulfilled.

Will Alstergren at Nomad in Surry Hills, Sydney. Louie Douvis

Michael PellyLegal editor
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The kingfish entree has arrived, but Chief Justice Will Alstergren would rather show off video clips for a campaign on what he calls, “our national disgrace”: family violence.

The head of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) cold-called a swag of sports people and entertainers a few months ago and is clearly delighted with the response.

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Michael Pelly
Michael PellyLegal editorMichael 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

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