Jennifer Coate

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jennifer Coate
Occupation	Judge
Date Of Birth	Feb 8, 1953(1953-02-08)
Age	71
Birthplace	East Melbourne
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Pisces

Jennifer Coate Biography

Jennifer Coate is one of the most popular and richest Judge who was born on February 8, 1953 in East Melbourne, Australia. Jennifer Ann Coate AO (born 8 February 1953) is an Australian jurist. Coate was a Judge of the Family Court of Australia and one of the six Royal Commissioners appointed by the Australian government Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

On 29 November 2007, she formally took up responsibilities as Coroner of Victoria, marking the first time a woman had taken on the role; and served in that role until her appointment to the Family Court. Until 2006, she served as the first female President of the Children’s Court of Victoria.

In the 2019 Australia Day Honours Coate was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, to legal administration, and to child and youth justice”.

Coate is reportedly highly respected in legal circles as an extremely bright, thoughtful lawyer, who occasionally acts unconventionally to demonstrate a point. In 1993, when Coate had only recently been appointed a magistrate, a controversy broke out in a Victorian court, when a female solicitor was criticized by a judge for coming to court in polka-dot stockings and a suit with a skirt that finished above the knee. The incident attracted widespread media attention and sparked extensive debate. In a silent protest against her colleague’s comments, Coate spent the remainder of the week dressed in outlandishly coloured and patterned stockings, ensuring that she was seen widely and publicly in Melbourne’s legal precinct.

Jennifer Coate Net Worth

Jennifer Coate is one of the richest Judge from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jennifer Coate 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Coate studied law at Monash University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1979, and a Bachelor of Laws in 1984. Coate worked part-time as a teacher while she studied law.

In 1992, Coate was appointed a magistrate. By September 1996, she was Deputy Chief Magistrate of Victoria. In June 2000, she was made a judge of the County Court of Victoria, and was made the first female President of the Children’s Court of Victoria. One of the most significant reforms she oversaw as President of the Children’s Court was the establishment of a Children’s Koori Court, a specialist court designed to accommodate juvenile Indigenous offenders. In 2001, Coate was made part-time Commissioner of the Victorian Law Reform Commission. Coate left the Children’s Court in April 2006.

On 11 January 2013, Judge Coate was named as one of the six Royal Commissioners appointed to investigate child sexual abuse by the Australian government Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

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Facts & Trivia

Jennifer Ranked on the list of most popular Judge. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Jennifer Coate celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Jennifer Coate

1. Jennifer Coate is an Australian judge and lawyer.
2. She was appointed to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2013.
3. Coate has served as a County Court Judge in Victoria since 2007.
4. She was the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia in 2017.
5. Coate has also been a member of various legal organizations, including the Victorian Bar Council and Law Institute of Victoria.
6. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1981.
7. Coate was admitted to practice law in Victoria in 1982.
8. In addition to her legal career, she has also worked as a teacher and researcher at Monash University’s Faculty of Law.
9. Coate has received numerous awards for her contributions to the legal profession, including being made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2020.
10. She is known for her expertise in family law and child protection issues, particularly those related to institutional abuse cases.