Robert Nicholson (judge)

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Robert David Nicholson AO FAAL is an Australian judge. He served as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 1995 to 2007, in the Court's Perth registry.

Nicholson was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1960, and held the position of Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 1998 to 1994, prior to his position in the Federal Court. [1]

He was a recipient of the Centenary Medal in 2001 [2] for service to the judiciary, to education and to the community.

He was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2002 [3] for service to the judiciary and to the law, to education, particularly in the area of university administration, and to the community.

Since 2008 he has taught at the University of Melbourne's Law School. [4] He is a Life Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. [5]

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References

  1. Robert Nicholson (1959) – University of Western Australia Archived 25 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. It's an Honour - Centenary Medal Archived 27 December 2010 at WebCite
  3. It's an Honour - Officer of the Order of Australia Archived 27 December 2010 at WebCite
  4. "Staff Profiles : The Melbourne JD : The University of Melbourne". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  5. "Robert Nicholson – Member public profile". Australian Academy of Law. Retrieved 31 July 2020.