
Michael McHugh
Michael McHugh is a District Court judge known for presiding over cases involving serious criminal offenses, including violent crimes and gang-related activities.
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Judge Michael McHugh ruled the video recording of the chat inadmissible.
Push for viral video to be included as evidenceThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2026-07-24
Judge Michael McHugh ruled the video evidence inadmissible in the trial of the nurses.
Viral video of nurses threatening Israeli patients struck out by judgeThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2026-06-23
Judge Michael McHugh, SC, heard the woman had been in care due to poor physical health and not cognitive decline.
76-year-old woman ‘screaming frantically’, court hearsThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2025-12-01
District Court Judge Michael McHugh noted Tauese-Auelia's long history of violent offending.
Tufi Junior Tauese-Auelia jailed over Bondi arson attackThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2025-09-29















