It's feared children will be the big losers when one of three Federal Circuit Court Judges is transferred away from Newcastle.
There's already a massive backlog in Family Court matters involving child custody battles, with the Newcastle judges handing 750 cases each - which is double the national average.
It's the second time in 12 months a Newcastle judge has been transferred, and it took the Turnbull government 8 months to find a replacement.
President of the Newcastle Bar Association, Michael Graham has told NBN, it's the children who suffer the most when cases are delayed.
"It's a manageable situation provided people act - and they need to act an act fast. It has a definite and long-term effect on the most vulnerable in our community, children," he said.
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| Michael Graham, Federal Newcastle MP, Sharon Claydon and Chair of the Hunter Valley Family Law Practitioners Association, Christopher White outside the Commonwealth Law Courts in Bolton Street |
