SENIOR prosecutor Peter Kidd SC has been appointed as Chief Judge of the County Court.

Mr Kidd, 49, is currently a senior prosecutor at the Office of Public Prosecutions and has served as a war crimes prosecutor overseas.

He was the crown prosecutor in the Tony Mokbel case and is also a Sentencing Advisory Council director.

Former chief judge Michael Rozenes resigned due to illness in June, after 12 years in the job.

Long-serving judge Michael McInerney has been acting chief judge since the departure of Mr Rozenes.