Statement from the Honourable Chris Kourakis Chief Justice of South Australia
On 11 November 2025, I submitted my resignation from the office of Chief Justice to the Governor to take effect from Thursday 19 February 2026.
I have been privileged to serve the people of this State as a Justice of the Supreme Court since 2008 and as Chief Justice since 2012. All of the 13 Justices now serving on the Court were appointed after I first joined the Court and, of those, nine were appointed in the last six years. It is an appropriate time to retire.
I express my deep gratitude to those judicial officers of this State who, through their diligent and conscientious commitment to the administration of justice, have lightened my burden.
I also thank the Executive leadership and all other staff of the Courts Administration Authority for their dedicated and exemplary support of the judiciary and their service to our community.
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