The Hon Robert Shenton FRENCH Judge, Federal Court of Australia: 25.11.1986
Location: Perth
Other Commissions/Appointments:
Australian Competition Tribunal - President
Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Presidential Member
Supreme Court of Fiji - Non-resident Judge
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory – Additional Judge
Robert Shenton French was appointed to the Federal Court in November 1986.
He graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws. He practised for 11 years as a barrister and solicitor and then at the Western Australian Bar for 3 years. At the time of his appointment he was Chairman of the Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia, a Member of the Law Reform and Legal Aid Commissions of Western Australia and an Associate Member of the Trade Practices Commission.
In 2003 Justice French was appointed as a permanent non-resident member of the Supreme Court of Fiji and in 2004 as an Additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. In 2008 Justice French was appointed as the President of the Australian Competition Tribunal.
