Carmel McLure

Carmel Joy McLure AC, QC is a former President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

The Honourable Justice

Carmel Joy McLure

AC, QC
President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
In office
2009 (2009) – 2016
Personal details
Bornc. 1955
Perth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationJurist, barrister

Career

McLure was born around 1955 in Perth, Western Australia, and was educated at St Joachim's and the University of Western Australia.[1]

She commenced working for the Australian Attorney-General's Department in 1977 before being articled as a legal clerk in the 1980s. She became a partner in the firm later known as Corrs Chambers Westgarth in 1987 and took silk in 1997, appointed as a Queen's Counsel. McClure was a barrister until her appointment to the bench in 2001, as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Appointed a member of the Court of Appeal in 2005, McLure was promoted as President in 2009, the first woman to be appointed to the position.[2][3] She retired in 2016.[4] Michael Buss was appointed as her successor as President of the Court of Appeal.[5]

In 2016 McLure was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to the law and to the judiciary in Western Australia, to legal administration and professional development, and to the community through contributions to tertiary education and arts organisations.[2]

References
  1. "Five WA legal practitioners appointed as Queen's Counsel". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. "Companion in the General Division in the Order of Australia" (PDF). The Queen's Birthday 2016 Honours List. Governor-General of Australia. 13 June 2016. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. "The Hon. Justice Carmel McLure". Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. Banks, Amanda (22 February 2016). "Criminal trial delay concerns as judges resign". The West Australian. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. "Michael Buss". Supreme Court of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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