Emeritus Professor Kate Warner2, Adjunct Associate Professor Terese Henning2, Dr Nina Hudson1,3,4
1Tasmania Law Reform Institute, Hobart, Australia, 2Law School, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, 3Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Australia, 4Independent Research Consultant, Australia
Biography:
Emeritus Prof Kate Warner has taught and researched in law since 1981. She served as Director of the Tasmania Law Reform Institute from 2002-2014 and as governor of Tasmania from 2014-2021. She has received many prizes, honours and awards for her research including large ARC grants and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Distinguished Criminologist Award 2017 (for outstanding, significant and sustained contribution to criminology). She has published widely in areas of sentencing, evidence, procedure, and sexual offences. Her work has been cited in numerous national and international cases. She has had a major impact in law reform.
Adjunct Associate Prof Terese Henning has taught and researched in law since 1989. She was Director of the Tasmania Law Reform Institute from 2015-2019. She served on professional and law reform committees including the Sentencing Advisory Council and ALRC Committees. She has given expert evidence before Commissions of Enquiry, including the RCIRCSA. She has received grants, and awards including large ARC grants and the Tasmanian Women Lawyers Achievement Award, 2016 for outstanding contribution to the practice, development or education of law, and social justice. She has published in Evidence Law, Criminal Procedure, and Human Rights. Her research has resulted in state, federal and international law reforms and been cited in case law. She has given keynote addresses, and presentations at professional events.
Abstract:
This presentation reports results from the largest empirical Australian survey to date on judicial wellbeing, the National Judicial Wellbeing Project, which showed significant differences between women and men judicial officers in terms of secondary traumatic stress levels and other differences relating to sources of stress and expressions of stress. Interviews with judicial officers shed further light on these differences. Explanations are explored, including reflections by judicial officers on the impact of gender on their work.