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There are currently seven Councillors actively serving on the ICLRQ:
Glen Cranny is a graduate of the University of Queensland (BA, LLB) and has been in private practice as a solicitor since 1995. He has been a principal of the firm Gilshenan & Luton since 2000, practising in criminal and administrative law. Mr Cranny is an accredited specialist in criminal law, and a Senior Councillor of the Queensland Law Society. He has previously chaired the Law Society’s criminal law and specialist accreditation (criminal law) committees. In 2019 he was awarded the Queensland Law Society’s President’s Medal for his contribution to the legal profession. Mr Cranny was appointed as a Councillor of the ICLRQ in 2021.
Scott Hooper is a graduate of the University of Queensland (BA, LLB (Hons)). Mr Hooper commenced practice as a barrister in 2007 and was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2020. Mr Hooper was appointed as a Councillor of the ICLRQ in 2021.
Erin Longbottom is a graduate of the University of Queensland (BA, LLB (Hons)). Ms Longbottom was admitted as a barrister in 2003 and commenced practice shortly thereafter. Since 2019 she has served as a member of the Queensland Supreme Court Library Committee and as a Councillor of the ICLRQ.
Kathryn Finlayson is a graduate of the University of Queensland (LLB (Hons), BEcon, BA) and the University of Melbourne (LLM). Ms Finlayson commenced practice as a solicitor at MinterEllison in 2006 and has been a partner of that firm since 2018. Ms Finlayson was appointed as a Councillor of the ICLRQ in 2023.
Philip McMurdo was a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland for 20 years, including 7 years as a judge of the Court of Appeal, until his retirement in 2023. He practised at the Queensland Bar for 23 years from 1980, having worked as a solicitor for 2 years. He was appointed a Queens Counsel in 1992. He is a former President of the Judicial Conference of Australia and a former Chair of the Supreme Court Library Committee. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.