Michael John Buss (born 4 June 1955) is the 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 ...

. He was appointed to that position on 18 July 2016, having previously been a Judge of the Supreme Court.

Education

Buss was born in

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. He moved to

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and completed studies in jurisprudence and law at 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 ...

Legal career

He initially practised as a solicitor 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 ...

. He joined the independent bar in Western Australia in 1987, making appearances in the

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. He was appointed a

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in December 1993. He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court (including the Court of Appeal) on 1 February 2006 and as President of the Court of Appeal on 18 July 2016.

References

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