List of judges of the Family Court of Australia
Judges of the Family Court of Australia, include the Chief Justice,[1] Deputy Chief Justice,[2] Judges of the Appeal Division,[3] current,[4] and former judges as of 24 October 2018.[5] They include judges who hold a concurrent commission with the Family Court of Western Australia.[6]
Position | Name | Appointment commenced |
Appointment ended |
Term | Comments | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Justice | Elizabeth Evatt | 5 January 1976 | 5 January 1988 | 12 years, 0 days | ||
Alastair Nicholson | 1 February 1988 | 2 July 2004 | 16 years, 152 days | |||
Diana Bryant | 5 July 2004 | 12 October 2017 | 13 years, 99 days | |||
John Pascoe | 13 October 2017 | 9 December 2018 | 1 year, 57 days | [7] | ||
Will Alstergren | 10 December 2018 | 2 years, 266 days | Joint commission as Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia | [8] | ||
Deputy Chief Justice | 25 June 2004 | 30 October 2016 | 12 years, 127 days | [9] | ||
Robert McClelland | 10 December 2018 | 2 years, 265 days | [10] | |||
Judge of the Appeals Division | 22 November 1999 | 21 years, 283 days | ||||
14 April 2005 | 16 years, 140 days | |||||
31 July 2006 | 15 years, 32 days | |||||
11 October 2007 | 1 May 2019 | 11 years, 202 days | ||||
13 July 2009 | 12 years, 50 days | |||||
9 July 2010 | 11 years, 54 days | |||||
12 July 2011 | 10 years, 51 days | |||||
13 December 2012 | 8 years, 262 days | |||||
14 January 2013 | 8 years, 230 days | [11] | ||||
Judge | Austin Asche | 5 January 1976 | 3 April 1986 | 10 years, 88 days | ||
5 January 1976 | 5 September 1982 | 6 years, 243 days | ||||
5 January 1976 | 10 January 1986 | 10 years, 5 days | ||||
21 January 1976 | 15 January 1978 | 1 year, 359 days | ||||
Ray Watson | 21 January 1976 | 1 April 1994 | 18 years, 70 days | |||
3 February 1976 | 2 October 1998 | 22 years, 241 days | ||||
6 February 1976 | 4 July 1988 | 12 years, 149 days | ||||
Kemeri Murray | 6 February 1976 | 16 December 2006 | 30 years, 313 days | |||
9 February 1976 | 5 September 1991 | 15 years, 208 days | ||||
27 February 1976 | 11 December 1988 | 12 years, 288 days | ||||
27 February 1976 | 13 August 1988 | 12 years, 168 days | ||||
27 February 1976 | 31 December 2002 | 26 years, 307 days | ||||
27 February 1976 | 26 October 1996 | 20 years, 242 days | ||||
27 February 1976 | 27 February 2015 | 39 years, 0 days | ||||
William Griffith Dovey | 27 February 1976 | 31 May 1989 | 13 years, 93 days | |||
11 June 1976 | 19 October 1991 | 15 years, 130 days | ||||
11 June 1976 | 4 February 1995 | 18 years, 238 days | ||||
11 June 1976 | 22 November 2005 | 29 years, 164 days | ||||
21 June 1976 | 16 July 1999 | 23 years, 25 days | ||||
12 July 1976 | 3 January 1994 | 17 years, 175 days | ||||
19 July 1976 | 20 February 1998 | 21 years, 223 days | ||||
15 October 1976 | 28 February 1979 | 2 years, 136 days | ||||
15 October 1976 | 24 April 2003 | 26 years, 191 days | ||||
4 January 1977 | 3 June 1995 | 18 years, 150 days | ||||
17 January 1977 | 15 March 2002 | 25 years, 57 days | ||||
17 January 1977 | 15 March 2002 | 13 years, 231 days | ||||
13 April 1977 | 10 February 1990 | 12 years, 303 days | ||||
18 April 1977 | 17 July 1995 | 18 years, 90 days | ||||
28 October 1977 | 2 January 1987 | 9 years, 66 days | ||||
David Opas | 31 October 1977 | 23 June 1980 | 2 years, 236 days | |||
3 November 1977 | 3 March 1995 | 17 years, 120 days | ||||
10 November 1977 | 10 August 1990 | 12 years, 273 days | ||||
16 November 1977 | 30 June 1997 | 19 years, 226 days | ||||
18 November 1977 | 4 May 1981 | 3 years, 169 days | ||||
31 January 1978 | 31 December 1997 | 19 years, 334 days | ||||
31 January 1978 | 23 August 2004 | 26 years, 205 days | ||||
10 July 1978 | 14 August 1985 | 7 years, 35 days | ||||
10 July 1978 | 19 January 1999 | 20 years, 193 days | ||||
2 July 1979 | 10 July 1993 | 14 years, 8 days | ||||
10 December 1979 | 27 January 1998 | 18 years, 48 days | ||||
19 December 1979 | 1 May 1991 | 11 years, 133 days | ||||
Richard Gee | 25 July 1980 | 1 August 1998 | 18 years, 7 days | |||
4 September 1981 | 1 August 1995 | 13 years, 331 days | ||||
11 January 1982 | 26 January 1998 | 16 years, 15 days | ||||
7 February 1983 | 31 August 2006 | 23 years, 205 days | ||||
8 September 1983 | 28 August 1998 | 14 years, 354 days | ||||
12 December 1983 | 27 June 2011 | 27 years, 197 days | ||||
John Purdy | 23 August 1984 | 23 September 2005 | 21 years, 31 days | |||
11 March 1985 | 30 March 1998 | 13 years, 19 days | ||||
1 November 1985 | 11 February 2005 | 19 years, 102 days | ||||
31 January 1986 | 5 February 2001 | 15 years, 5 days | ||||
5 June 1986 | 30 September 1999 | 13 years, 117 days | ||||
12 June 1986 | 25 February 2008 | 21 years, 258 days | ||||
28 July 1986 | 30 September 2008 | 22 years, 64 days | ||||
21 August 1986 | 9 March 2007 | 20 years, 200 days | ||||
5 June 1987 | 15 July 1998 | 11 years, 40 days | ||||
13 April 1988 | 10 January 2006 | 17 years, 272 days | ||||
2 May 1988 | 2 July 2000 | 12 years, 61 days | ||||
1 February 1989 | 4 March 2011 | 22 years, 31 days | ||||
2 July 1990 | 3 July 2016 | 26 years, 1 day | ||||
26 October 1990 | 30 November 2011 | 21 years, 35 days | ||||
18 April 1991 | 31 July 2009 | 18 years, 104 days | ||||
18 April 1991 | 8 May 2013 | 22 years, 20 days | ||||
25 July 1991 | 6 June 2000 | 8 years, 317 days | ||||
26 August 1991 | 20 September 2005 | 14 years, 25 days | ||||
2 September 1991 | 31 March 2010 | 18 years, 210 days | ||||
21 September 1993 | 14 June 2004 | 10 years, 267 days | ||||
23 November 1993 | 2 June 2010 | 16 years, 191 days | ||||
27 July 1994 | 31 December 2009 | 15 years, 157 days | ||||
11 October 1994 | 15 March 2011 | 16 years, 155 days | ||||
11 October 1994 | 25 June 2004 | 9 years, 258 days | Promoted to Deputy Chief Justice | |||
Linda Dessau | 20 June 1995 | 21 June 2013 | 18 years, 1 day | |||
30 June 1995 | 24 February 2006 | 10 years, 239 days | ||||
5 September 1995 | 31 July 2017 | 21 years, 329 days | ||||
3 March 1997 | 3 March 2017 | 20 years, 0 days | ||||
1 December 1997 | 15 January 2008 | 10 years, 45 days | ||||
20 March 1998 | 29 May 2002 | 4 years, 70 days | ||||
2 April 1998 | 25 May 2012 | 14 years, 53 days | ||||
Paul Guest | 1 May 1998 | 5 May 2008 | 10 years, 4 days | |||
1 June 1998 | 18 July 2008 | 10 years, 47 days | ||||
1 July 1998 | 22 December 2009 | 11 years, 174 days | ||||
7 September 1998 | 19 June 2002 | 3 years, 285 days | ||||
14 December 1998 | 15 December 2008 | 10 years, 1 day | ||||
21 December 1998 | 1 July 2011 | 12 years, 192 days | ||||
17 May 1999 | 29 April 2010 | 10 years, 347 days | ||||
19 July 1999 | 23 July 2013 | 14 years, 4 days | ||||
29 October 1999 | 4 February 2011 | 11 years, 98 days | ||||
28 November 2000 | 30 November 2011 | 11 years, 2 days | ||||
18 May 2001 | 20 years, 106 days | |||||
10 October 2001 | 1 November 2018 | 17 years, 22 days | [12] | |||
26 August 2002 | 9 May 2013 | 10 years, 256 days | ||||
10 January 2003 | 31 January 2013 | 10 years, 21 days | ||||
Tim Carmody | 7 July 2003 | 8 July 2008 | 5 years, 1 day | |||
1 December 2004 | 6 January 2019 | 14 years, 36 days | Chief Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia | [13] | ||
19 August 2005 | 16 years, 13 days | |||||
30 November 2005 | 15 years, 275 days | |||||
Paul Cronin | 20 December 2006 | 18 April 2019 | 12 years, 119 days | |||
16 November 2007 | 14 November 2013 | 5 years, 363 days | [5] | |||
31 August 2009 | 12 years, 1 day | Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia | ||||
8 July 2010 | 11 years, 55 days | |||||
12 July 2010 | 4 September 2019 | 11 years, 51 days | [14] | |||
12 July 2010 | 11 years, 51 days | |||||
2 February 2011 | 10 years, 211 days | |||||
14 December 2011 | 9 years, 261 days | |||||
15 December 2011 | 9 years, 260 days | |||||
6 December 2012 | 8 years, 269 days | Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia | ||||
6 December 2012 | 8 years, 269 days | Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia | ||||
14 January 2013 | 8 years, 230 days | |||||
Jennifer Coate | 31 January 2013 | 8 February 2019 | 6 years, 25 days | [5] | ||
18 July 2013 | 8 years, 45 days | |||||
29 July 2013 | 8 years, 34 days | |||||
8 August 2013 | 8 years, 24 days | |||||
12 August 2013 | 14 December 2018 | 5 years, 124 days | [5] | |||
12 August 2013 | 8 years, 19 days | |||||
7 March 2016 | 5 years, 178 days | |||||
12 April 2016 | 5 years, 142 days | Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia | ||||
Shane Gill | 16 May 2016 | 5 years, 108 days | ||||
11 January 2018 | 3 years, 233 days | |||||
16 March 2018 | 3 years, 169 days | Chief Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia | ||||
8 February 2019 | 2 years, 205 days | |||||
8 February 2019 | 2 years, 205 days | |||||
22 February 2019 | 2 years, 191 days | Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia | ||||
11 March 2019 | 2 years, 174 days | |||||
11 March 2019 | 2 years, 174 days | |||||
25 March 2019 | 2 years, 160 days | |||||
25 March 2019 | 2 years, 160 days | |||||
27 March 2019 | 2 years, 158 days |
References[]
- ^ "Chief Justice". Family Court of Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Deputy Chief Justice". Family Court of Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Judges of the Appeals Division". Family Court of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Judges of the Family Court". Family Court of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Former judges of the Family Court". Family Court of Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Judges of the Family Court of Western Australia". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Appointments of new Chief Justice of the Family Court and Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court". Attorney-General of Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Appointments of Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia". www.attorneygeneral.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Family Court of Australia Annual Report 2013-14" (PDF). Family Court of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 102. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Australia, corporateName=Family Court of; email=enquiries@familylawcourts.gov.au; jurisdiction=Commonwealth. "Deputy Chief Justice - Family Court of Australia". www.familycourt.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/about/judges-senior-staff/judges-appeal-division/
- ^ "The Bar Association | InBrief". inbrief.nswbar.asn.au. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "WA Family court Chief Judge to retire". WAtoday. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/about/judges-senior-staff/former-judges/
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