Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson

Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson is an Australian jurist. She was sworn in as a Resident Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory on 26 March 2018.

Education and legal career Loukas-Karlsson attended school in Rockhampton, Queensland and Sydney completing high school at the Liverpool Girls school in Sydney. She was the Dux of her graduating year. After high school, Loukas-Karlsson studied at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1985 with a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree.

After graduating from the University of Sydney, Loukas-Karlsson pursued a career in law, being admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales in July 1985 after which she worked at the Aboriginal Legal Service and the Legal Aid Commission.

In 1989, Loukas-Karlsson was called to the New South Wales Bar where she primarily worked on criminal cases as defence counsel. In 1995, Loukas-Karlsson was appointed as a Barrister with the New South Wales Public Defenders and in 1996 was appointed as an Acting Crown Prosecutor.

Later career In 1996, Loukas-Karlsson was appointed as an Acting Judge of the District Court of New South Wales where she presided over criminal trials. Loukas-Karlsson was also appointed by the New South Wales Government as a part-time Judicial Member of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal (now known as NSW NCAT), a position she held until 2003. In 2017, Loukas-Karlsson also received the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales Barrister of the Year Award.