Judges deny campaigning against Chief Justice Tim Carmody

THREE senior Queensland judges have issued an extraordinary denial that they’re behind a judicial revolt against Chief Justice Tim Carmody.

THREE senior Queensland Supreme Court judges have issued an extraordinary denial that they’re behind a judicial revolt against new Chief Justice Tim Carmody.

In a joint media release today, Justice Philip McMurdo, Justice Martin Daubney and Justice David Boddice have strongly denied that they’ve leading a “deliberate campaign” against Chief Justice Carmody’s controversial appointment.

The release from the judges referred to today’s front page of Brisbane’s The Courier-Mail newspaper, which said the trio were behind a public campaign to try and force Justice Carmody to quit.

“Each of these allegations is completely false,” the media release says.

“It is a matter of grave concern that The Courier-Mail published these false statements without referring them to us for comment before publication.”

Chief Justice Carmody and new Supreme Court judge Peter Flanagan will be publicly welcomed tomorrow morning in the Banco Court, the city’s largest ceremonial court.

The Australian revealed today that many senior barristers, solicitors and Supreme Court judges were planning to boycott the event, in response to the furore surrounding the Newman government’s appointment of the state’s top judge.