The Hon Elizabeth Anne CHEESEMAN
Judge, Federal Court of Australia: 12.04.2021
Location: Sydney
Justice Cheeseman was appointed to the Federal Court on 12 April 2021.
Justice Cheeseman graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in 1990. Justice Cheeseman was admitted as a legal practitioner in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1991 and spent the first 5 years of her career as a solicitor. She practised at the Bar from 1996 to 2021 and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2012.
At the Bar, Justice Cheeseman specialised in commercial, corporate, banking, regulatory (focussing on financial services, superannuation and markets) and insurance law. She also practised in proceeds of crime litigation.
Justice Cheeseman was the chair of the New South Wales Bar Association Practice Development Committee from 2015 to 2019, chair of the New South Wales Bar Association Working Party on the Australian Law Reform Committee Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings and Third Party Litigation Funders in 2018 and a member of a New South Wales Bar Association Professional Conduct Committee from 2011 to 2015.
Associateship applications
Justice Cheeseman appoints one Associate for a period of 12 months.
Justice Cheeseman invites persons interested in the position of Associate for 2027 to apply by 31 July by 2026. Applications should take the form of a covering letter, CV and university transcript.
Her Honour seeks to appoint associates who have at least one year of post admission experience in legal practice.
Applications should be sent by email to nswreg@fedcourt.gov.au, marked to the attention of the Chambers of Justice Cheeseman.
General information about associate positions can be found on the Employment pages of the website.
Updated 23 March 2026
NOTE: Australian citizenship is a condition of engagement and may only be waived in exceptional circumstances. A character clearance is generally subject to a nil response being returned to a police record check.
