List of judges of the Supreme Court of Western Australia

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Judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Western Australia, as of August 2018, [1] [2] include:

PositionNameAppointment
commenced		Appointment
ended		Term in officeCommentsNotes
Chief Justice Sir Archibald Burt   [a] 1861187917–18 years
Sir Henry Wrenfordsley 188018832–3 years
Sir Alexander Onslow 1883190117–18 years
Sir Edward Stone 190119053–4 years
Sir Stephen Parker 190619136–7
Sir Robert McMillan 1914193116–17 years
Sir John Northmore 1931194614–15 years
Sir John Dwyer 1946195811–12 years
Sir Albert Wolff 195919699–10 years
Sir Lawrence Jackson 196919777–8 years
Sir Francis Burt   [a] 1977199820–21 yearsAppointed Governor
David Malcolm 26 May 19881 May 200617 years, 340 days
Wayne Martin 1 May 200627 July 201812 years, 87 days
Peter Quinlan 13 August 20186 years, 123 days
President, Court of Appeal Christopher Steytler 1 February 200531 January 20093 years, 365 days
Carmel McLure 17 November 200915 July 20166 years, 240 days
Michael Buss 18 July 20168 years, 149 days
Judge of Appeal Michael Buss 1 February 200618 years, 317 days
Graeme Murphy 3 August 201014 years, 133 days
Robert Mazza 16 December 201112 years, 364 days
Robert Mitchell 18 July 20168 years, 149 days
Andrew Beech 24 May 20177 years, 204 days
Judge Sir Edward Stone 1883190521–22 years
Alfred Hensman 189219029–10 years
John Charles Horsey James February 1898January 1899
Sir Stephen Parker 1901191311–12 years
Frederick Moorhead 24 April 190227 November 1902217 days
Sir Robert McMillan 1902193128–29 years
Robert Burnside 24 December 19028 August 192926 years, 227 days
John Rooth 1906192114–15 years
Sir John Northmore 1914194631–32 years
Sir Thomas Draper 1 April 19211 July 193918 years, 91 days
Sir John Dwyer 1929195815–16 years
Sir Albert Wolff 1938196930–31 years
James Walker 194619558–9 years
Sir Lawrence Jackson 1949197727–28 years
Sir John Virtue 1951197523–24 years
Roy Nevile 1955197014–15 years
Gordon D'arcy 195919699–10 years
John Hale 1960197312–13 years
Oscar Negus 196219696–7 years
Sir Francis Burt   [a] 1969199828–29 yearsAppointed Governor
Sir John Lavan 1969198111–12 years
John Wickham 1969198313–14 years
Alkin Wallace 1972199118–19 years
Robert Jones 197319828–9 years
George Wright 19751975
Peter Brinsden 1976199013–14 years
Charles Smith 1977198911–12 years
Geoffrey Kennedy 1981200119–20 years
Howard Olney 198219885–6 yearsAppointed to Federal Court
William Pidgeon 1982200118–19 years
Barry Rowland 1983199612–13 years
Paul Seaman198819945–6 years
Edward Franklyn 1984199813–14 years
Robert Nicholson 198819945–6 yearsAppointed to Federal Court
Terence Walsh 198819989–10 years
Kerry White 199220007–8 years
David Ipp 1989200212–13 yearsAppointed to NSW Court of Appeal
Henry Wallwork 1989200212–13 years
Michael Murray 1990201221–22 years
Robert Anderson 1990200312–13 years
Neville Owen 1991201018–19 years
Graeme Scott 1992200310–11 years
Christopher Steytler 4 October 199431 January 200914 years, 119 days
Kevin Parker 199420038–9 yearsInternational Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia
Desmond Heenan 199520004–5 years
Anthony Templeman 1996200912–13 years
Christine Wheeler 30 October 199625 February 201013 years, 118 days
Geoffrey Miller 1998200910–11 years
John McKechnie 2 March 199922 April 201516 years, 51 days [3]
Nicholas Hasluck 1 May 20007 May 201010 years, 6 days
Len Roberts-Smith 200020076–7 years
Christopher Pullin 2001201412–13 years
Carmel McLure 23 April 200115 July 201615 years, 83 days
Eric Heenan 4 April 200223 June 201513 years, 80 days
Michael Barker 9 August 20028 February 20096 years, 183 daysAppointed to Federal Court
Narelle Johnson 1 August 200317 December 20129 years, 138 days
David Newnes 25 June 200721 April 20179 years, 331 days
Rene Le Miere 2 February 2004February 202220 years, 316 days
Lindy Jenkins 2 February 200420 years, 316 days
Ralph Simmonds 23 February 200430 June 201612 years, 128 days years
Peter Blaxell 2 February 200525 February 20116 years, 23 days
John Chaney 10 February 200929 June 20189 years, 139 daysformerly a judge of the District Court (WA)
Kenneth Martin 20 March 200915 years, 269 days
Graeme Murphy 28 April 200915 years, 230 days
Stephen Hall 3 July 200915 years, 164 days
Robert Mazza 8 March 201014 years, 281 days
James Edelman 22 July 201119 April 20153 years, 271 daysAppointed to Federal Court
Michael Corboy 19 April 201014 years, 239 days
Janine Pritchard 11 June 201014 years, 186 days
Jeremy Allanson 9 August 201014 years, 127 days
Jeremy Curthoys 10 February 201410 years, 308 days
Robert Mitchell 1 October 201410 years, 74 days
Peter Martino 20 April 201520182–3 yearsformerly Chief Judge of the District Court (WA)
Paul Tottle 10 August 20159 years, 126 days
Bruno Fiannaca 31 August 20159 years, 105 days
Katrina Banks-Smith 8 July 201611 February 20181 year, 218 daysAppointed to Federal Court
Joseph McGrath 28 November 20168 years, 16 days
Gail Archer 29 May 20177 years, 199 days
Anthony Derrick 6 March 20186 years, 283 daysformerly a judge of the District Court (WA)
John Vaughan 30 April 20186 years, 228 days
Jennifer Smith 27 June 20186 years, 170 days
Amanda Forrester 1 July 20222 years, 166 days [4]
Acting judge Jennifer Smith 1 August 201727 June 2018330 days
Brian Ross Martin February 2012November 2012303 days247 daysFormer Chief Justice of the Northern Territory appointed to preside over the trial of Lloyd Rayney. [5] [6]
MasterAlfred Stone186118708–9 years
Rowley Loftie187018787–8 years
James Cowan1878188910–11 years
Francis Moseley1889192030–31 years
Charles Sherard191919211–2 years
Thomas Davies1921193917–18 years
Gregory Boylson1940196726–27 years
Gordon Staples1967199022–23 years
Paul Seaman198319884–5 yearsAppointed Supreme Court Judge
Kerry White 198819912–3 yearsAppointed Supreme Court Judge
Mann Ng 198819989–10 years
Theodore Bredmeyer1990200211–12 years
John Adams199219963–4 years
Craig Sanderson27 November 199626 June 202328 years, 17 days
David Newnes 24 February 200324 June 20074 years, 120 daysAppointed Supreme Court Judge

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Sir Francis Burt was the great-grandson of Sir Archibald Burt

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References

  1. ↑ "Judges". Supreme Court (WA). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former Judges and Masters". Supreme Court (WA). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Farewell to the Honourable Justice McKechnie" (PDF). SupremeCourt.wa.gov.au. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Hampton, Shannon (31 May 2022). "Renowned prosecutor appointed Supreme Court judge" . The West Australian. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Supreme Court judge appointed for Rayney trial". ABC News . Australia. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lloyd Rayney found not guilty of murder". ABC News . Australia. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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