Prof Kathy Mack

Phone: +61 8 82013627
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Location: Law Commerce (2.08)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

Kathy joined Flinders in 1996 from the University of Adelaide. Previously, she practised law in California. Interests are courts and judicial officers, dispute resolution, feminist legal theory, legal education, and evidence and criminal procedure. Kathy has been involved with the skills programmes in the LLB/LP, especially in the first year. In 1997 she won a grant to develop methods encouraging students to become more reflective learners, especially in relation to practical skills.

Since 2001, Kathy has been engaged in a national research project examining the changing role of the magistrates courts and a national socio-legal study of the Australian judiciary, in collaboration with Professor Sharyn Roach-Anleu.

Qualifications

BA (magna cum laude, Rice), JD (Stanford), LLM (Adel)

Honours, awards and grants

Fellow, Australian Academy of Law

Research and supervision

Research interests

Research interests are courts and judicial officers, dispute resolution, feminist legal theory, legal education, and evidence and criminal procedure. Publications include a monograph on court-connected alternative dispute resolution as well as articles on gender bias and the judiciary, legal education, and feminist perspectives on evidence and proof. She has written a book and articles (co-authored with Professor Sharyn Roach-Anleu) examining discussions and agreements leading to guilty pleas.

Since 2001, Kathy has been engaged in a national research project examining the changing role of the magistrates courts and a national socio-legal study of the Australian judiciary , in collaboration with Professor Sharyn Roach-Anleu. This research has been funded by an ARC Linkage-Project Grant, with all magistrates courts and the Association of Australian Magistrates as industry partners, two ARC Discovery Grants and another ARC Linkage-Project grant with the Magistrates Courts of South Australia, the Northern Territory and Victoria and the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration as collaborating organisations.

Publications

Books
Mack, K., Wallace, A. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2012). Judicial Workload: Time, Tasks and Work Organisation. Melbourne, VIC: Australian Institute of Judicial Administration. [online]. Available from: http://www.aija.org.au/index.php/library/catalogue-search?task=view&id=31&catid=56.
Book chapters
Roach Anleu, S. and Mack, K. (2013). Social Change in the Australian Judiciary: Gender diversity. In Kerry Carrington, Matthew Ball, Erin O'Brien and Juan Tauri, ed. Crime, Justice and Social Democracy. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 200-216. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137008695.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2010). Women in the Australian Judiciary. In Patricia Easteal, ed. Women and the Law in Australia. Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths, pp. 370-388.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2010). Trial Courts and Adjudication. In Peter Cane and Herbert M Kritzer, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 546-566.
Refereed journal articles
Wallace, A., Mack, K. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2012). Caseload Allocation and Special Judicial Skills: Finding the "Right Judge"? International Journal For Court Administration, (Special Issue), pp.68-81. [online]. Available from: http://www.iaca.ws/ijca-2012-special-issue.html.
Mack, K. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2012). Entering the Australian Judiciary: Gender and Court Hierarchy. Law and Policy, 34(3), pp.313-347. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9930.2012.00365.x.
Mack, K. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2011). Opportunities for New Approaches to Judging in a Conventional Context: Attitudes, Skills and Practices. Monash University Law Review, 37(1), pp.187-215. [online]. Available from: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA283261023&v=2.1&u=flinders&it=r&p=LT&sw=w.
Mack, K., Roach Anleu, S.L. and Wallace, A. (2011). Everyday work in the magistrates courts:  Time and tasks. Journal of Judicial Administration, 21(1), pp.34-53. [online]. Available from: http://legalonline.thomson.com.au/subscribed/static-fs/journals/JJA/LAWREP-021-JJA-JL-0034.pdf?sessionId=e8ce921a0ade6d052921472633d7c62b.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2010). The work of the Australian judiciary:  Public and judicial attitudes. Journal of Judicial Administration, 20, pp.3-17.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2010). Performing impartiality?:  Judicial Demeanour and Legitimacy. Law and Social Inquiry-Journal of the American Bar Foundation, 35(1), pp.137-173. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2009.01180.x.

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Books
Mack, K., Wallace, A. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2012). Judicial Workload: Time, Tasks and Work Organisation. Melbourne, VIC: Australian Institute of Judicial Administration. [online]. Available from: http://www.aija.org.au/index.php/library/catalogue-search?task=view&id=31&catid=56.
Book chapters
Roach Anleu, S. and Mack, K. (2013). Social Change in the Australian Judiciary: Gender diversity. In Kerry Carrington, Matthew Ball, Erin O'Brien and Juan Tauri, ed. Crime, Justice and Social Democracy. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 200-216. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137008695.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2010). Trial Courts and Adjudication. In Peter Cane and Herbert M Kritzer, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 546-566.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2010). Women in the Australian Judiciary. In Patricia Easteal, ed. Women and the Law in Australia. Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths, pp. 370-388.
Refereed journal articles
Mack, K. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2012). Entering the Australian Judiciary: Gender and Court Hierarchy. Law and Policy, 34(3), pp.313-347. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9930.2012.00365.x.
Wallace, A., Mack, K. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2012). Caseload Allocation and Special Judicial Skills: Finding the "Right Judge"? International Journal For Court Administration, (Special Issue), pp.68-81. [online]. Available from: http://www.iaca.ws/ijca-2012-special-issue.html.
Mack, K. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2011). Opportunities for New Approaches to Judging in a Conventional Context: Attitudes, Skills and Practices. Monash University Law Review, 37(1), pp.187-215. [online]. Available from: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA283261023&v=2.1&u=flinders&it=r&p=LT&sw=w.
Mack, K., Roach Anleu, S.L. and Wallace, A. (2011). Everyday work in the magistrates courts:  Time and tasks. Journal of Judicial Administration, 21(1), pp.34-53. [online]. Available from: http://legalonline.thomson.com.au/subscribed/static-fs/journals/JJA/LAWREP-021-JJA-JL-0034.pdf?sessionId=e8ce921a0ade6d052921472633d7c62b.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2010). Performing impartiality?:  Judicial Demeanour and Legitimacy. Law and Social Inquiry-Journal of the American Bar Foundation, 35(1), pp.137-173. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2009.01180.x.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2010). The work of the Australian judiciary:  Public and judicial attitudes. Journal of Judicial Administration, 20, pp.3-17.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2009). Gender, judging and job satisfaction. Feminist Legal Studies, 17(1), pp.79-99. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10691-009-9111-z.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2009). Intersections between in-court procedures and the production of guilty pleas. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 42(1), pp.1-23. [online]. Available from: http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=668209336284599;res=IELHSS.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2008). The National survey of Australian Judges: an overview of findings. Journal of Judicial Administration, 18(1), pp.5-21. [online]. Available from: http://subscriber.lawbookco.com.au.ezproxy.flinders.edu.au/ThomsonNXT4/pdf/pdf.aspx/LAWREP-018-JJA-JL-0005.pdf?ref=LAWREP-018-JJA-JL-0005.pdf.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2008). The professionalization of Australian magistrates: autonomy, credentials and prestige. Journal of Sociology, 44(2), pp.185-203. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783308089169.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2007). "Getting through the List": Judgecraft and legitimacy in the lower courts. Social and Legal Studies, 16(3), pp.341-361. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0964663907079763.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2007). Magistrates, magistrates courts, and social  change. Law and Policy, 29(2), pp.183-209. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9930.2007.00252.x.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2006). The security of tenure of Australian magistrates. Melbourne University Law Review, 30(2), pp.370-398. [online]. Available from: http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=200612385;res=APAFT.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2005). Magistrates' everyday work and emotional labour. Journal of Law and Society, 32(4), pp.590-614. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2005.00339.x.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2005). Judicial appointment and the skills for judicial office. Journal of Judicial Administration, 15(1), pp.37-53.
Mack, K.M. (2004). Court referral to ADR: the legal framework in Australia. Law in Context, 22(1), pp.112-129.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2004). The administrative authority of chief judicial officers in Australia. Newcastle Law Review, 8(1), pp.1-22. [online]. Available from: http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=20060232;res=AGISPT.
Mack, K.M., Mullins, G., Sidford, J.R. and Bamford, D.N. (2003). Developing student self-reflection skills through interviewing and negotiation exercises in legal education. Legal Education Review, 13(2), pp.221-243.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2001). Pleading Guilty and Professional Relations in Australia. Justice System Journal, 22(2), pp.155-184.
Refereed conference papers
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K. (2011). Courts and Social Change: Women in the Australian Judiciary. In Conference Proceedings Crime, Justice and Social Democracy: An International Conference. Crime, Justice and Social Democracy: An International Conference. pp. 389-406. [online]. Available from: http://crimejusticeconference.com/publications/.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2009). The relationship between sociology and cognate disciplines: law. In Stewart Lockie, David Bissell, Alastair Greig, Maria Hynes, David Marsh, Larry Saha, Joanna Sikora, Dan Woodman, ed. The future of sociology. The Australian Sociological Association 2009 Annual Conference: The Future of Sociology. [online]. Available from: http://www.tasa.org.au/conferences/conferencepapers09//appliedsociology.htm.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2008). Sentencing as an instance of news delivery: a view from the magistrates court. In Majoribanks, T; Barraket, J; Chang, J-S; Dawson, A; Guillemin M; Henry-Waring, M; Kenyon, A; Kokanovic, R; Lewis, J; Lusher, D; Nolan, D; Pyett, P; Robins, R; Warr, D; Wyn J; (Eds), ed. Reimagining Sociology: Proceedings of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA). The annual conference of The Australian Sociological Association. pp. 1-15. [online]. Available from: http://www.tasa.org.au/conference.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2007). Australian Magistrates, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Social Change. In Reinhardt G & Cannon A, ed. Transforming legal processes in court and beyond. 3rd International Conference on Therapeutiic Jurisprudence. pp. 173-185.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2005). Job satisfaction among judicial officers: findings from the national survey of Australian magistrates. In Rob White, ed. TASA 2005 Conference Proceedings. Community, Place, Change: The Annual Conference of The Australian Sociological Association. pp. 1-12. [online]. Available from: http://www.tasa.org.au/conferencepapers05/papers%20(pdf)/work_anleu_mack.pdf.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2005). Courts and social change: a view from the magistrates' court. In C. Bailey & L. Buys, ed. Social change in the 21st Century?: 2005 conference proceedings. Conference on Social Change in the 21st Century. pp. 1-13. [online]. Available from: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/3430/.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). Emotional labour in the magistrates court. In Corrigan, Peter; Gibson, Margaret, ed. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association. The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference 2003.
Journal articles
Mack, K. (2012). LEGAL ARCHITECTURE: JUSTICE, DUE PROCESS AND THE PLACE OF LAW by LINDA MULCAHY: REPRESENTING JUSTICE: INVENTION, CONTROVERSY, AND RIGHTS IN CITY-STATES AND DEMOCRATIC COURTROOMS by JUDITH RESNIK AND DENNIS CURTIS. Journal of Law and Society, 39(2), pp.317-325. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2012.00585.x.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2009). The Australian judiciary and professional development. Judicial Officer's Bulletin, 21(6), pp.47-50.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2004). Who are magistrates today? Law Society Bulletin Sa, 26(7), pp.32-33.
Davies, M.J. and Mack, K.M. (2004). "Legal feminism - now and then". Australian Feminist Law Journal, 20, pp.1-6. [online]. Available from: http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=200407405;res=APAFT.
Conference publications
Roach Anleu, S. and Mack, K. (2012). Emotions and the Courtroom. In Second International Sociology Association Forum.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2007). Judicial Demeanour: Implications for Public Confidence. In Proceedings of the Confidence in the Courts Conference 2007. Confidence in the Courts Conference 2007.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2006). The influence of empirical research on law reform. In Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference. Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference. [online]. Available from: http://www.alrc.gov.au/events/events/alrac/index.html.
Other public research outputs
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2008). Australian Magistrates: Continuity and Change (June 2008) Report No. 1/08 (Research Report).
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2006). Magistrates' household, family, and community activities (Research report).
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2006). National court observation study: Overview of findings (Research report).
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2006). Becoming a magistrate (Research report).
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2006). Magistrates' out of court work (Research report).
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2006). Who are the magistrates? Social and demographic characteristics (Research report).
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2006). Magistrates' Judicial and Non-Judicial Functions, Including Working Relationships (Research report).
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2006). Magistrates Research Project: Overview of Research Findings (Research report).
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2005). Changes and Innovations (Research Report). , pp.1-15.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2005). Educational and Career Background of Magistrates: A Preliminary Report (Research Report). , pp.1-30.
Davies, M.J. and Mack, K.M. (2004). Editors of special issue. Feminist legal academic workshop: feminism, now and then - special issue of AUSTRALIAN FEMINIST LAW JOURNAL, 20, p.1.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2004). The Qualities and Skills Important for Magistrates' Daily Tasks: Preliminary Findings.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2004). Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress: Time on the Bench, Age and Location.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2004). The Magistrates Research Project: An Annotated Bibliography.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2004). Career Change and Retirement: A Preliminary Report.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2004). Magistrates and Continuing Education: A Preliminary Report.
Mack, K.M. and Roach Anleu, S.L. (2004). Magistrates: job satisfaction and stress. 0023-9267, 78(10), pp.32-37.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). The Changing Role of the Magistrates Court: Preliminary Survey Findings. The Court Reporter (Tasmania), October, p.4pp.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). The Changing Role of the Magistrates Court. AAM Newsletter.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). The Changing Face of the Magistrates Court: Research Report (2003). , pp.1-3.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). Magistrates Survey: Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress. , pp.1-29.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). Magistrates Survey: Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress (Victoria). , pp.1-29.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). Magistrates Survey: Preliminary Findings on Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress (New South Wales). , p.22. [online]. Available from: http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/law/magistrates/reports.php.
Mack, K.M. (2003). Court referral to ADR: criteria and research.
Roach Anleu, S.L. and Mack, K.M. (2003). The Magistrates Research Project: Job Satisfaction, Workload and Stress. The Mag: The Victorian Magistrates Journal, (October).

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Professional and community engagement

Expertise for media contact

  • Women and Law
  • Courts and Judicial Officers
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Legal Education
  • Courts and Judges

Subject/s

  • Law
  • Women


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