John Cain was appointed State Coroner in October 2019, prior to which he was Victoria’s Solicitor for Public Prosecution since November 2015.

In his capacity as State Coroner, Judge Cain serves as a member of the Courts Council, the Coronial Council, the Asia Pacific Coroners Society, the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) Board of Management, the Board of the Judicial Commission, the Board of the Judicial College of Victoria, the Interim Board of the Law Library of Victoria, the Victorian Disaster Victim Identification Committee, and the Council of Chief Coroners.