Felicity Pia Hampel AM SC (born 1 June 1955) is a prominent Australian human rights lawyer and, since 2005, judge of the County Court of Victoria. Hampel’s career as a barrister began in 1981, and she became a Senior Counsel in 1996.
Who is George Hampel’s son?
Mr Hampel, the son of retired Supreme Court judge George Hampel and the stepson of County Court judge Felicity Hampel, was also the boyfriend of another much younger woman whose death sparked another coronial inquest, Phoebe Handsjuk.
Who is John Hampel’s wife Emily Williams?
Mr Hampel started seeing Ms Schneider after the collapse of his marriage to Melbourne woman Emily Williams, who now lives in London. Mr Hampel and Ms Williams began their relationship after the 2010 death of Phoebe Handsjuk in what remains one of Australia’s most unusual deaths.
Who is Helen Hampel and what did she do?
Hampel has also served as a Victorian Law Reform Commissioner and is a former Convenor of the Women Barristers Association. In the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours Hampel was appointed Member of the Order of Australia “significant service to the judiciary, to legal organisations, and to women”.
Who are Kristina Hampel and Antony Hampel?
Kristina and Antony Hampel are the children of Professor George Hampel, a long-time Supreme Court judge, and the step-children of sitting County Court judge, Felicity Hampel. The post seems to suggest that Kristina Hampel knows more about the death than she suggested at the time. Kristina Hampel is Antony Hampel’s sister.
Who is Rene Hampel?
In the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours Hampel was appointed Member of the Order of Australia “significant service to the judiciary, to legal organisations, and to women”. Hampel attended the Genazzano FCJ College in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne.
