Rene Lucien Le Miere (born 28 February 1952) was a judge of the

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. He migrated to Western Australia from

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in 1965, with his family. In 1978 he was admitted to practise as a barrister in

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and joined the WA Bar Association in 1988, was appointed

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in 1993. He was a member of the Law Society 1983–91, and served as president from 1989–90. Le Miere was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2004.Supreme Court of Western Australia
As mandated by the Judges’ Retirement Act, he retired from the Supreme Court when he reached the age of 70 in February 2022. Following his retirement, Le Miere continued working as a private mediator and arbitrator at Quayside Chambers. He was educated at

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and the

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1952 births Living people People educated at Aquinas College, Perth People from Saint John, Jersey Australian King's Counsel Judges of the Supreme Court of Western Australia {{Australia-law-bio-stub