The Hon. Justice Michael Laurence BARKER
Judge, Federal Court of Australia: 9.2.2009
Other Commissions/Appointments: Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Presidential Member
Location: Perth
Michael Laurence Barker was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in February 2009. At the time of his appointment he was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (appointed August 2002) and President of the WA State Administrative Tribunal (appointed December 2004).
Justice Barker holds the degrees LLB (Hons) (UWA) and LLM (York University, Canada) and is an accredited mediator.
Justice Barker was admitted to practise in Western Australia in December 1973. After practising as a barrister and solicitor in Perth for a number of years he undertook postgraduate studies in Canada. He was a member of the Faculty of Law, Australian National University, Canberra 1981 - 1985. In 1986 he returned to Perth to practise as a barrister and solicitor before joining the independent Bar in Perth in 1993. In 1991 – 1992, Justice Barker was one of the counsel assisting the 'WA Inc' Royal Commission. In 1990 – 1994 he was Chairman of the WA Town Planning Appeals Tribunal. He took silk in 1996.
