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Grafton sits in the Clarence Valley of New South Wales. It has over ten heritage listed sites including St Saviour’s Cathedral, Lansdowne Park and the Old Police Barracks.
The current Courthouse was designed by Government Architect James Barnet and built from 1877 to 1880.
Grafton is approximately 630 km from Sydney. If you are driving, it will take about 7 hrs. As such, most people prefer to fly to Grafton Airport.
There are also bus and train services from Sydney.
Grafton Courthouse houses both the Local and District Court. It is on Victoria Street near Grafton Police Station.
You can contact Grafton Local Court by:
The Grafton Local Court List sets out the time, date and location of all court matters up to three weeks in the future, and one week in the past.
You can click here to search for the Grafton Local Court listing details of your case. You can search by your name, case number, location, date, jurisdiction, title of presiding officer and type of listing (eg. mention, sentencing, hearing, trial).
The current presiding Magistrates at Grafton Local Court are His Honour Magistrate Michael Dakin and Magistrate Jeff Linden.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Magistrate Dakin worked as private solicitor in the Ballina region.
Magistrate Linden is one of the State’s most experienced Magistrates and worked as a private solicitor prior to his appointment to the bench.
Astor Legal appear in front of both Magistrates on a regular basis and familiar with them. Click here to read about some of our cases before them.
There is currently no specifically assigned Judge at Grafton District Court.
The types of criminal cases heard in Grafton Local Court include:
The types of criminal cases heard in Grafton District Court include:
Our team of specialist Grafton Criminal Lawyers have been appearing at this Local Court for years. We have received a host of awards and accolades for our work.
If you would like to speak to a criminal lawyer or traffic lawyer who can assist you with a matter at Grafton Both Local & District, contact us or call on (02) 7804 2823.