Carmel Joy McLure is an Australian jurist who previously served as President of the Court of Appeal of the

Supreme Court of Western Australia The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters (although it usually only hears matters involving sums of A$750,00 ...

Career

McLure was born around 1955 in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia, and was educated at St Joachim's and the

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany, Western Australia, Albany an ...

. She commenced working for the Australian Attorney-General's Department in 1977 before being articled as a

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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

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. McClure was a

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...

until her appointment to the bench in 2001, as a

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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. She retired in 2016. Michael Buss was appointed as her successor as President of the Court of Appeal. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLure, Carmel 1950s births Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Judges of the Supreme Court of Western Australia Australian women judges Australian King's Counsel Australian barristers University of Western Australia alumni Companions of the Order of Australia