Governance and Organisation

Courts Service organisation and management structure

This page outlines the organisation and governance structure of the Courts Service.

Table of contents

  1. Organisation chart
  2. Leadership
  3. Governance framework
  4. Designated Public Officials (Lobbying Act)

Organisation chart

Organisation chart of the Courts Service showing the Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Management Team structure

Leadership

Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for managing the staff and day-to-day business of the Service. She is also the Accounting Officer for the Service.

Senior Management Team

The Senior Management Team is made up of the Chief Executive Officer and five Assistant Secretaries:

  • Assistant Secretary, Superior Courts Operations
  • Assistant Secretary, Circuit and District Courts Operations
  • Assistant Secretary, Head of Strategy and Reform
  • Assistant Secretary, Corporate Services
  • Chief Information Officer (Assistant Secretary)

Governance framework

Further information on the management structure is contained in the Courts Service Governance Framework (2023) .


Designated Public Officials (Lobbying Act 2015)

The CEO and members of the Senior Management Team are designated public officials under the Lobbying Act 2015 and are listed here.

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