The Honourable Helen Murrell SC, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the ACT, is the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice. She retired in March 2022 and has since been appointed as one of the Commissioners of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Her Honour was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1977. From 1977 to 1981 her Honour practised at the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor’s Office and NSW Legal Aid Commission. In 1981 to 1996 her Honour practised as a Barrister and practised criminal law, administrative law, environmental law, common law and equity. From 1994 to 1996 her Honour was the first Environmental Counsel for the NSW Environment Protection Authority. In 1995 her Honour was appointed Senior Counsel in New South Wales. From 1996 to 2013 her Honour was appointed as a Judge of the District Court of New South Wales. In 1996 her Honour was also an Acting Judge in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales. From 1997 to 1999 her Honour was President of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal of New South Wales. At the same time her Honour was Deputy President of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales, Head of the Equal Opportunity Division. From 1998 to 2003 her Honour was the first Senior Judge of the Drug Court of New South Wales. In 1999 her Honour was a member of the United Nations Expert Working Group on Drug Courts, Vienna. From 2005 to 2013 her Honour was Deputy Chairperson of the New South Wales Medical Tribunal.

Katrina Marson is a criminal lawyer, researcher, author, and advocate for comprehensive sex education, and for law reform surrounding issues of sexual violence and assault. She has worked for the ACT DPP in the family violence and sexual offences units, and for Legal Aid ACT as a criminal defence lawyer. In 2016 she was named ACT Young Lawyer of the Year. In 2018, Katrina was appointed Director of the team responsible for implementing the criminal justice recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in the ACT. She is also a Churchill Fellow, columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald, and author of her own book, 'Legitimate Sexpectations: the Power of Sex-Ed'.

Lorana Bartels is a Professor of Criminology in the Centre for Social Research and Methods at ANU and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Canberra and University of Tasmania. In 2021, she was a member of the ACT Government’s Sexual Assault Law Reform Working Group and published a book on the use of victim impact statements in sentencing for sexual offences. She is currently finalising an Australian Research Council project on public attitudes to sentencing in sex offence cases and recently commenced research on an Australian Institute of Criminology grant on the use of restorative justice in response to sexual violence in the ACT.

Jacinta Moss-Pinch is a fourth-year Bachelor of Laws (Hons) student at ANU and co-leader of the LRSJ Law Students Against Sexual Harassment project.