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Judge Ian Dodd (NSW) Homepage 2007

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Judicial Commission

Judicial Officers Act NSW 1968 Powers to investigate complaints regarding judicial officers

Complaint by Adam Perre to the Judicial Commission

Law Reports

In each of these cases, the people convicted have claimed that Judge Dodd was sleeping during some part of their trials

Cesan v The Queen; Mas Rivadavia v The Queen [2008] HCA 52 - judgment of the High Court
Rafael Cesan v The Queen [2008] HCATrans 320 - argument on appeal - appeal allowed - judgment to follow
Rafael Cesan v The Queen [2008] HCATrans 191 - application for leave to appeal granted
The appeal is to be heard on 3 September 2008 at 10.15am in Canberra and is before a Full Bench
Cesan and Mas Rivadavia v DPP Cth - Summary 5 September 2007 Appeal refused
Cesan and Mas Rivadavia v DPP Cth - Summary 5 September 2007 Appeal refused
Cesan and Mas Rivadavia v DPP Cth - Judgment of Grove J and Howie J The majority judgment rejecting appeal
Cesan and Mas Rivadavia v DPP Cth - Judgment of Basten JA The minority judgment allowing appeal
R v Chi Binh Nguyen 30 June 2005 Appeal allowed in part as to sentence
R v Paul Duncan and Adam Perre 8 December 2004 Background and common factors to the case
R v Paul Duncan and Adam Perre Paul Duncan Appeal
R v Paul Duncan and Adam Perre Adam Perre Appeal
R v James Kearns Appeal 1 December 2003

Parliament

Parliamentary statement 4 April 2004 Bob Debus, Attorney-General NSW

Academic Articles

The Case of “Judge Nodd” and other Sleeping Judges - Media, Society, and Judicial Sleepiness

Media Reports

7 November 2008 - Daily Telegraph - Court backs our wake-up call on judge
7 November 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Sleeping judge failed to control drugs trial, High Court rules
6 November 2008 - Daily Telegraph - Judge's nap cost drug case
6 November 2008 - NewsCom - Sleeping judge made trial unfair for [alleged] drug traffickers
4 September 2008 - The Australian - Judges' wake-up call with new trial
19 June 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Juror refuses to go down for count
13 June 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Sudoku squares off with dozing
16 May 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - When the sleep fairy goes to court
18 September 2007 - ABC Radio National - The Law Report with Damien Carrick
15 September 2007 - Letter Sydney Morning Herald - Appeal here is for ethics before self-interest
14 September 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - A judge is essential, preferably conscious
6 September 2007 - The Australian - Judge snored, but justice was upheld
6 September 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Appeal rejected in 'Sleeping judge' case
5 September 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Sleeping judge: drug appeals fail
9 June 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Wake-up call in case of sleeping judge (Rafael Luis Cesan appeal)
12 May 2007 UK - Judge Gabriel Hutton nodded - rapist jailed at last
UK - Judge Michael Coombe fell asleep
12 March 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Directions by Judge Adequate
11 January 2006 - New Hampshire Public Radio USA - Allegation of Sleeping Judge Raises Questions
25 August 2005 - Sydney Morning Herald - The Chief Speaks
5 August 2005 - News and John Laws' comments - Judge Dodd retires on medical grounds
4 August 2005 - Canberra, Australia (AP) Australian - 'Judge Nod' retires amid claims he dozed during trials
2 June 2005 - The Illawarra Mercury - Judge could be sacked after claim he fell asleep
1 June 2005 - Sydney Morning Herald - Sleeping judge could face dismissal
26 April 2005 - ABC Radio PM - Sleeping judge raises questions about complaint procedures
Interview John Laws - NSW Premier - Judge Dodd's medical condition now under control
1 March 2005 - The Daily Telegraph - Judge snoozes but its Jenny who loses
24 October 2003 - Toronto sleeping judge reversed on appeal
18 Dec 2001 UK - Judge Gabriel Hutton nodded - rape trial abandoned

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