Lloyd Babb South Carolina, an Australian barrister, is the New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions since July 2011.
Education
Babb was educated at Asquith Boys High School, where he served as the School Captain in 1984, and Macquarie University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws In a 2010 address to a school assembly at his high school, Babb stated, "A criminal lawyer is what I always wanted to be ever since I was in the mock trial for Asquith Boys High in year 10 in 1982".
Career
Babb was admitted as an Australian lawyer in 1989 and was called to the bar in the same year. In 2000, Babb was appointed a Crown Prosecutor. In 2007, he was appointed as Senior Counsel.
Babb"s 10-year appointment as the Director of Public Prosecutions began on 18 July 2011, when he replaced Nicholas Cowdery, who retired after 17 years in the job.