Aug 6, 2026 – 5.00amIt took him almost four years to decide two crucial class actions, and he published his last native title judgments at 5pm the evening before his retirement ceremony, without enough notice for Indigenous claimants to get to court.But now Bernard Murphy, one of the Federal Court’s 10 slowest judges, has used his farewell speech to lament overwork in the judiciary – and defend the class action system he helped pioneer.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Slow-coach judge retires to a life of lunches, wineries and spas
Federal Court judge Bernard Murphy took years to write his judgments. At his farewell, he reminded his colleagues how hard he had worked.
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