Difference between revisions of "Salvatore Vasta"
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His father was removed as a judge.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Vasta</ref> |
His father was removed as a judge.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Vasta</ref> |
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| − | In 2021 a man known as [[Mr Stradford]] successfully sued Vasta after he was imprisoned for contempt of court. |
+ | In 2021 a man known as [[Mr Stradford]] successfully sued Vasta after he was imprisoned for contempt of court. This is the first time that a judge has been successfully sued in Australia. Justice Michael Wigney of the Federal Court ruled that a gross miscarriage of justice had occurred and awarded Mt Strandford more than A$300,000. |
https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/man-wins-300k-damages-in-historic-case-against-judge-20230828-p5e02m |
https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/man-wins-300k-damages-in-historic-case-against-judge-20230828-p5e02m |
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Revision as of 09:35, 30 August 2023
Salvatore Vasta is a Federal Circuit and Family Coirt judge in Australia.
In 2018 Vasta made an order in a family law case that a child be “baptised as a Catholic”, despite neither parent seeking such an order, and the matter of baptism not being raised in substance during the hearing.
A 2019 family court full bench appeal against the decision overturned the order. [1]
His father was removed as a judge.[2]
In 2021 a man known as Mr Stradford successfully sued Vasta after he was imprisoned for contempt of court. This is the first time that a judge has been successfully sued in Australia. Justice Michael Wigney of the Federal Court ruled that a gross miscarriage of justice had occurred and awarded Mt Strandford more than A$300,000.