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

Position Name Appointment
commenced 		Appointment
ended 		Term in office Comments Notes
Chief Justice Sir Archibald Burt [a] 1861 1879 17–18 years
Sir Henry Wrenfordsley 1880 1883 2–3 years
Sir Alexander Onslow 1883 1901 17–18 years
Sir Edward Stone 1901 1905 3–4 years
Sir Stephen Parker 1906 1913 6–7
Sir Robert McMillan 1914 1931 16–17 years
Sir John Northmore 1931 1946 14–15 years
Sir John Dwyer 1946 1958 11–12 years
Sir Albert Wolff 1959 1969 9–10 years
Sir Lawrence Jackson 1969 1977 7–8 years
Sir Francis Burt [a] 1977 1998 20–21 years Appointed Governor
David Malcolm 26 May 1988 1 May 2006 17 years, 340 days
Wayne Martin 1 May 2006 27 July 2018 12 years, 87 days
Peter Quinlan 13 August 2018 6 years, 86 days
President, Court of Appeal Christopher Steytler 1 February 2005 31 January 2009 3 years, 365 days
Carmel McLure 17 November 2009 15 July 2016 6 years, 240 days
Michael Buss 18 July 2016 8 years, 112 days
Judge of Appeal Michael Buss 1 February 2006 18 years, 280 days
Graeme Murphy 3 August 2010 14 years, 96 days
Robert Mazza 16 December 2011 12 years, 327 days
Robert Mitchell 18 July 2016 8 years, 112 days
Andrew Beech 24 May 2017 7 years, 167 days
Judge Sir Edward Stone 1883 1905 21–22 years
Alfred Hensman 1892 1902 9–10 years
John Charles Horsey James February 1898 January 1899 307–364 days
Sir Stephen Parker 1901 1913 11–12 years
Frederick Moorhead 24 April 1902 27 November 1902 217 days
Sir Robert McMillan 1902 1931 28–29 years
Robert Burnside 24 December 1902 8 August 1929 26 years, 227 days
John Rooth 1906 1921 14–15 years
Sir John Northmore 1914 1946 31–32 years
Sir Thomas Draper 1 April 1921 1 July 1939 18 years, 91 days
Sir John Dwyer 1929 1958 15–16 years
Sir Albert Wolff 1938 1969 30–31 years
James Walker 1946 1955 8–9 years
Sir Lawrence Jackson 1949 1977 27–28 years
Sir John Virtue 1951 1975 23–24 years
Roy Nevile 1955 1970 14–15 years
Gordon D'arcy 1959 1969 9–10 years
John Hale 1960 1973 12–13 years
Oscar Negus 1962 1969 6–7 years
Sir Francis Burt [a] 1969 1998 28–29 years Appointed Governor
Sir John Lavan 1969 1981 11–12 years
John Wickham 1969 1983 13–14 years
Alkin Wallace 1972 1991 18–19 years
Robert Jones 1973 1982 8–9 years
George Wright 1975 1975 1 year
Peter Brinsden 1976 1990 13–14 years
Charles Smith 1977 1989 11–12 years
Geoffrey Kennedy 1981 2001 19–20 years
Howard Olney 1982 1988 5–6 years Appointed to Federal Court
William Pidgeon 1982 2001 18–19 years
Barry Rowland 1983 1996 12–13 years
Paul Seaman 1988 1994 5–6 years
Edward Franklyn 1984 1998 13–14 years
Robert Nicholson 1988 1994 5–6 years Appointed to Federal Court
Terence Walsh 1988 1998 9–10 years
Kerry White 1992 2000 7–8 years
David Ipp 1989 2002 12–13 years Appointed to NSW Court of Appeal
Henry Wallwork 1989 2002 12–13 years
Michael Murray 1990 2012 21–22 years
Robert Anderson 1990 2003 12–13 years
Neville Owen 1991 2010 18–19 years
Graeme Scott 1992 2003 10–11 years
Christopher Steytler 4 October 1994 31 January 2009 14 years, 119 days
Kevin Parker 1994 2003 8–9 years International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia
Desmond Heenan 1995 2000 4–5 years
Anthony Templeman 1996 2009 12–13 years
Christine Wheeler 30 October 1996 25 February 2010 13 years, 118 days
Geoffrey Miller 1998 2009 10–11 years
John McKechnie 2 March 1999 22 April 2015 16 years, 51 days [3]
Nicholas Hasluck 1 May 2000 7 May 2010 10 years, 6 days
Len Roberts-Smith 2000 2007 6–7 years
Christopher Pullin 2001 2014 12–13 years
Carmel McLure 23 April 2001 15 July 2016 15 years, 83 days
Eric Heenan 4 April 2002 23 June 2015 13 years, 80 days
Michael Barker 9 August 2002 8 February 2009 6 years, 183 days Appointed to Federal Court
Narelle Johnson 1 August 2003 17 December 2012 9 years, 138 days
David Newnes 25 June 2007 21 April 2017 9 years, 331 days
Rene Le Miere 2 February 2004 20 years, 279 days
Lindy Jenkins 2 February 2004 20 years, 279 days
Ralph Simmonds 23 February 2004 30 June 2016 12 years, 128 days years
Peter Blaxell 2 February 2005 25 February 2011 6 years, 23 days
John Chaney 10 February 2009 29 June 2018 9 years, 139 days formerly a judge of the District Court (WA)
Kenneth Martin 20 March 2009 15 years, 232 days
Graeme Murphy 28 April 2009 15 years, 193 days
Stephen Hall 3 July 2009 15 years, 127 days
Robert Mazza 8 March 2010 14 years, 244 days
James Edelman 22 July 2011 19 April 2015 3 years, 271 days Appointed to Federal Court
Michael Corboy 19 April 2010 14 years, 202 days
Janine Pritchard 11 June 2010 14 years, 149 days
Jeremy Allanson 9 August 2010 14 years, 90 days
Jeremy Curthoys 10 February 2014 10 years, 271 days
Robert Mitchell 1 October 2014 10 years, 37 days
Peter Martino 20 April 2015 2018 2–3 years formerly Chief Judge of the District Court (WA)
Paul Tottle 10 August 2015 9 years, 89 days
Bruno Fiannaca 31 August 2015 9 years, 68 days
Katrina Banks-Smith 8 July 2016 11 February 2018 1 year, 218 days Appointed to Federal Court
Joseph McGrath 28 November 2016 7 years, 345 days
Gail Archer 29 May 2017 7 years, 162 days
Anthony Derrick 6 March 2018 6 years, 246 days formerly a judge of the District Court (WA)
John Vaughan 30 April 2018 6 years, 191 days
Jennifer Smith 27 June 2018 6 years, 133 days
Amanda Forrester 1 July 2022 2 years, 129 days [4]
Acting judge Jennifer Smith 1 August 2017 27 June 2018 330 days
Brian Ross Martin February 2012 November 2012 303 days 247 days Former Chief Justice of the Northern Territory appointed to preside over the trial of Lloyd Rayney. [5][6]
Master Alfred Stone 1861 1870 8–9 years
Rowley Loftie 1870 1878 7–8 years
James Cowan 1878 1889 10–11 years
Francis Moseley 1889 1920 30–31 years
Charles Sherard 1919 1921 1–2 years
Thomas Davies 1921 1939 17–18 years
Gregory Boylson 1940 1967 26–27 years
Gordon Staples 1967 1990 22–23 years
Paul Seaman 1983 1988 4–5 years Appointed Supreme Court Judge
Kerry White 1988 1991 2–3 years Appointed Supreme Court Judge
Mann Ng 1988 1998 9–10 years
Theodore Bredmeyer 1990 2002 11–12 years
John Adams 1992 1996 3–4 years
Craig Sanderson 27 November 1996 26 June 2023 27 years, 346 days
David Newnes 24 February 2003 24 June 2007 4 years, 120 days Appointed Supreme Court Judge

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Sir Francis Burt was the great-grandson of Sir Archibald Burt

References

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  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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