Denis Reynolds

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Denis Reynolds is the President of the Children's Court of Western Australia. He was sworn into this position in February 2004, and took over as President from Judge Kate O'Brien in March 2004.

The Children's Court of Western Australia is a state court that hears cases involving children accused of committing criminal offences. It was originally called the Perth Children's Court when it was created in 1907 by the State Children's Act, but became known Children’s Court of Western Australia when the Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 was passed.

Reynolds was brought up in the Perth suburb of Wembley and attended local schools: the Brigidine Convent in Wembley, Marist Brothers College in Subiaco and Newman College, Churchlands.[ citation needed ]

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Reynolds studied law at the University of Western Australia. He was admitted as a lawyer in 1977 and worked for a number of private law firms before becoming a magistrate seven years later, 1984, in Kalgoorlie. In 1987 he moved back to Perth and continued working as a magistrate until being appointed a commissioner of the District Court in 1997. He was President of the Magistrates' Society from 1990 until 1997.

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References

Brief : Journal of the Law Society of Western Australia, April 2004

The West Australian, 6 February 2004

The West Australian, 10 February 2004

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