Wayne Martin (judge)
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The Honourable Wayne Martin AC, QC |
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Chief Justice of Western Australia |
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Assumed office 1 May 2006 |
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| Preceded by | David Malcolm |
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Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia |
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Assumed office 9 October 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Ken Michael (2009–2011) Malcolm McCusker (2011–2014) Kerry Sanderson (2014–) |
| Preceded by | David Malcolm |
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| Born |
28 December 1952 Perth, Western Australia |
| Alma mater |
University of Western Australia King's College London Christ Church Grammar School |
Wayne Stewart Martin AC (born 28 December 1952) is the current Chief Justice of Western Australia. He was formally appointed on 1 May 2006. Martin is also the Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia, having been sworn in on 9 October 2009. In that role, he has served as Administrator of the State on two occasions when the position of Governor of Western Australia is vacant: from 2 May to 1 July 2011, following the expiration of Ken Michael's term, and from 1 July 2014 to October 2014, following the expiration of Malcolm McCusker's term.
Martin was born on 28 December 1952 and attended North Perth Primary School and Christ Church Grammar School. He graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1973, with a Bachelor of Laws and First Class Honours. Martin completed his articled clerkship with Lavan & Walsh, and subsequently completed a Master of Laws degree at King's College London. He was admitted to practice in Western Australia in 1977, and was a partner of the law firm Keall Brinsden (now Corrs Chambers Westgarth) until joining the independent bar in 1988. He was made a QC in 1993.
In addition to his work as a barrister, Martin is a former chairman of the Western Australian Law Reform Commission, president of the Administrative Review Council, chair of the Defamation Law Reform Committee and president of the Western Australia Bar Association. In addition, he is a former president of the Law Society of Western Australia and a director of the Law Council of Australia.
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