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Martin Hinton (judge)

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Martin Hinton
Director of Public Prosecutions for South Australia
Assumed office
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)
Preceded byAdam Kimber SC
Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia
In office
28 April 2016 (2016-04-28) – 2019 (2019)
Solicitor-General of South Australia
In office
21 August 2008 (2008-08-21) – 2016 (2016)
Preceded byChris Kourakis SC
Succeeded byChris Bleby SC
Personal details
Born
Martin Gerard Hinton
CitizenshipAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide

Martin Gerard Hinton KC is the Director of Public Prosecutions for South Australia, and a former justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia and Solicitor-General of South Australia. Hinton was admitted to legal practice in December 1989 after completing his studies at the University of South Australia. He worked in the United Kingdom for the Crown Prosecution Service. On his return to Adelaide he worked as a prosecutor for the Director of Public Prosecutions and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2006. He was appointed Solicitor-General in 2008 and held that office until 2016 when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of South Australia.[1] He resigned as a Judge in late 2019 to take up an appointment as the Director of Public Prosecutions. Hinton is also an adjunct professor at the University of Adelaide [2] and at the University of South Australia, teaching Constitutional Law.

References

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  1. ^ "Supreme Court Justice to be new SA DPP". InDaily. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "New Director of Public Prosecutions to be appointed". Government of South Australia Attorney-General's Department. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by Solicitor-General of South Australia
2008–2016
Succeeded by