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Tasmanian Supreme Court judge ‘counselled’ after being photographed in embrace with junior court employee
A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge has been counselled by the Chief Justice after he was photographed at a Hobart nightclub in an embrace with a junior court employee.
Key points:
- The photograph was taken at Hobart’s Grand Poobah nightclub last month
- A spokesperson for Chief Justice Alan Blow said the Chief Justice viewed the judge’s actions as being “sufficiently serious to warrant counselling”
- Gregory Geason was appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 2017
The photograph was taken at the Grand Poobah nightclub in Hobart on Friday, January 29 — the evening of the opening of the legal year.
The photo appears to show Justice Gregory Geason in an embrace with the female staff member.
A statement from a spokesman for Chief Justice Alan Blow…
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