Children’s Magistrate Sue Duncombe was appointed as a Magistrate of the Children’s Court of New South Wales in September 2010. Prior to her appointment, Magistrate Duncombe was a foundation director of the Mawul Rom project, a cross cultural leadership, mediation, and conflict resolution program working closely with, and learning from, Elders and respected people in North-East Arnhem Land. Magistrate Duncombe was instrumental in the establishment of the first Youth Koori Court pilot in 2015 and has continued to be an advocate for Youth Koori Court in its expansion to Surry Hills Children’s Court, which opened in 2018.