She is an accredited mediator and a seasoned taxing officer
The WA Supreme Court announced the appointment of Prudence Griffin as its principal registrar as of 5 May.
She is an accredited mediator, a seasoned taxing officer, and an expert conclaves facilitator.
“We are very pleased to welcome Principal Registrar Griffin to the important role of Principal Registrar,” Chief Justice Peter Quinlan said. “The Court is confident that in this new role, Principal Registrar Griffin will continue to make a significant contribution to the administration of justice in this State.”
Griffin has been a court registrar since 9 November 2020. In this role, she managed various cases from the court’s general and probate divisions, according to a media statement from the WA Supreme Court.
She has been commissioned as a magistrate in the court’s criminal division and has served as an associate to Justice Graeme Scott in the Supreme Court. As a private practitioner, she primarily tackled insurance and commercial litigation.
Before joining the court, Griffin was part of the disputes team in Wesfarmers Limited’s Corporate Solicitors Office. In this position, she helped manage commercial disputes across Australia.
Griffin obtained her LLB from the University of Western Australia in 1994 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1996.
In its media statement, the court also expressed its gratitude to Griffin’s predecessor Danielle Davies, who served as principal registrar after the death of principal registrar Kate McDonald last year.
