[2] She first worked at the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office and then at Legal Aid NSW.
[2][3][4] She was also an Acting Judge in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales during this year.
On 12 September 2013, Attorney-General Simon Corbell announced the appointment of Murrell to replace the retiring Chief Justice Terence Higgins.
[2][3][4] Murrell was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory on 28 October 2013 and is the first woman to have been appointed to that role.
[6] She has served as a part-time commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption since August 2022.