Rose Khalilizadeh

Barrister, Public Defenders Chambers, Sydney

Rose Khalilizadeh was admitted to the Bar in 2017 after working as a solicitor at Legal Aid NSW, the Children’s Legal Service, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT and in private criminal practice. Prior to that, she was Tipstaff to Justice Roger Giles (NSW Court of Appeal) and held various positions at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and the NSW Legislative Council.

Rose appears in a wide range of criminal matters, including jury trials, appeals, contested hearings, sentence matters, Children’s Court matters, High Risk Offender applications and matters before various boards and tribunals.

Rose was appointed an Acting Public Defender in October 2022.