Courts are delighted to welcome new judicial appointments

The Family Court of Australia (FCoA) and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCC) are delighted with today’s announcement to appoint Judge Tom Altobelli to the FCoA and Ms Kylie Beckhouse as a judge to the FCC.

Judge Altobelli has been a FCC judge in NSW since November 2006. This appointment will see his Honour elevated to the FCoA, commencing 23 November 2020. His Honour has a long and distinguished career in the law, a Masters of Law at the University of Sydney and a Doctorate in Juridical Science. He has been a past member of the executive of the Family Law Section of the LCA, a former family law solicitor including as a partner in his own firm and a special counsel at Watts McCray Lawyers. His Honour has been managing a large docket of cases in both the Sydney and Wollongong registries.