Paul Joseph Cronin is an Australian judge. He was a Judge of the

Family Court of Australia The Family Court of Australia was a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters, such as divorce applications, parenting disputes, and the division of property when a couple separate. Together with the Fede ...

from 20 December 2006 until 18 April 2019. Cronin studied law at

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...

while simultaneously working as a Clerk of Courts in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. He was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1980, whereupon he moved to

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

. He subsequently practised there for nineteen years, eventually specialising in family law, before being admitted to the bar in 1999. Cronin was appointed a trial judge of the

on 20 December 2006, replacing retired judge Susan Morgan."Media Releases: Appointment of New Family Court Judge"
. ''Attorney-General's Department''. Accessed 8 July 2007.

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