Carl Judge

Carl John Judge (born 14 June 1968) is an Australian politician. He served as a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2015. He was elected as a member of the Liberal National Party, but quit the party to sit as an independent on 29 November 2012. He then joined the new United Australia Party (UAP) on 30 April 2013.^[1] The UAP was subsequently rebranded as the Palmer United Party and Judge later became an independent again on 8 October 2014.^[2]

Carl Judge
Leader of the Palmer United Party in Queensland
In office 11 August 2014 – 8 October 2014
Deputy	John Bjelke-Petersen
Preceded by	Alex Douglas
Succeeded by	John Bjelke-Petersen
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Yeerongpilly
In office 24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Simon Finn
Succeeded by	Mark Bailey
Personal details
Born	(1968-06-14) 14 June 1968 (age 57) Rockhampton, Queensland
Political party	Independent (2012–2013; 2014–present)
Other political affiliations	Liberal National (until 2012) Palmer United (2013–2014)
Occupation	Policy advisor (Department of Education and Training) Police officer (Queensland Police)
Profession	Public servant Politician

Political career

Judge defeated Simon Finn at the 2012 state election and is the first Liberal/Liberal National Party member to hold the seat, formerly called Yeronga, since 1989.^[3] Judge was appointed to the Queensland Parliament's Member, Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee on 18 May 2012. He also served as a member of the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee and was appointed to the Select Committee on Ethics.^[4]