Supreme Court of Western Australia

The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. There are two streams within the hierarchy of Australian Courts the federal stream and the state and territory stream For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters (although it usually only hears matters involving sums of AU$500,000 or more), and hears the most serious criminal matters. In Law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak" is the practical Authority Civil law, as opposed to Criminal law, refers to that branch of Law dealing with disputes between Individuals and/or Organizations, in which The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential

The Supreme Court consists of a General Division (equivalent to the Trial Division in other states) and the Court of Appeal. The General Division deals with serious criminal matters and civil cases where the amount claimed is greater than $500,000.

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is Wayne Martin who was formally appointed to the position on 4 April 2006. The Chief Justice of Western Australia is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state Wayne Stewart Martin QC (born 28 December 1952) is the current Chief Justice of Western Australia. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Martin was appointed after a lengthy selection process which followed the retirement of David Malcolm on 7 February. David Kingsley Malcolm AC QC (born Bunbury, Western Australia, 6 May 1938) is an Australian Martin had been one of Western Australia's leading QC's before his appointment. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign &ndash are

1 History of the Court
2 Judges
3 References
4 Further reading
5 See also

History of the Court

The Supreme Court was established in 1861 when the Court of Quarter Sessions (a criminal court for serious matters) and the Civil Court were amalgamated. Sir Archibald Burt was the first Chief Justice of the court. Sir Archibald Paull Burt Kt QC (1810 - 21 November 1879 was a British Lawyer from the colonies of the West Indies and was the first

The Full Court of the Supreme Court was established in 1886 to decide both criminal and civil appeals. In 1893 the criminal appeals were transferred to the Court of Appeal which was then reconstituted as the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1911. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

The Supreme Court, Full Court and Court of Criminal Appeal were effectively the one court with each judge able to sit on cases in any of the courts.

In 2004 the Full Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal were subsumed by the Court of Appeal, which, while still a division of the Supreme Court, has judges which sit solely on appeal cases.

Judges

The Bench of the Supreme Court is currently constituted as follows (in order of seniority):

Chief Justice

Wayne Martin (1 May 2006)

President of the Court of Appeal

Christopher Steytler (1 February 2005)

Judges of the Court of Appeal

Neville Owen (1 February 2005)
Christine Wheeler (1 February 2005)
Carmel McLure (1 February 2005)
Christopher Pullin (1 February 2005)
Michael Buss (1 February 2006)
Geoffrey Miller (7 June 2007)

Judges of the General Division

Michael Murray (February 1990)
Anthony Templeman (October 1996)
John McKechnie (4 March 1999)
Nicholas Hasluck (1 May 2000)
Eric Heenan (April 2002)
Michael Barker (August 2002) (seconded as President of the State Administrative Tribunal)
Narelle Johnson (31 July 2003)
Rene Le Miere (2 February 2004)
Lindy Jenkins (2 February 2004)
Ralph Simmonds (23 February 2004)
Peter Blaxell (1 February 2005)
Andrew Beech (25 June 2007)
David Newnes (25 June 2007)

Masters:

Craig Sanderson

References

History of the Supreme Court. Wayne Stewart Martin QC (born 28 December 1952) is the current Chief Justice of Western Australia. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher David Steytler QC is a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the highest ranking court in the Australian State Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Honourable Justice Neville John Owen was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of Western Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John Roderick McKechnie QC ( 1 November 1950 - is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the highest ranking court in Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Honourable Justice Nicholas Paul Hasluck AM (born 17 October 1942) is an Australian Novelist, poet and short story writer and Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Eric Michael Heenan is a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the highest ranking court in the Australian state of Western Australia. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Rene Lucien Le Miere (February 1952 -) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Supreme Court of Western Australia. Retrieved on 2007-11-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of

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