Admitted to practice 1982.

Christopher served on the Legal Services Commission for the State of South Australia from 1993-1997.  He was the Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia from 2003-2008.

In 2008 he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 2008 and then appointed as Chief Justice in 2012.  He resigned from that office on 18 February 2026.

He served as Chair of the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity from 2014 until 2018 and was Chair of the National Judicial College of Australia (NJCA) from 2020 to 2024.  He was awarded life membership to the NJCA on 21 November 2025.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2026.

He has now commenced practice as a mediator in South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

He can be contacted directly by email: christokourakis@gmail.com