The Hon Angus Morkel STEWART
Judge, Federal Court of Australia: 25.02.2019
Location: Sydney
Other Commissions & Appointments:
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Additional Judge
Justice Stewart is a graduate of the University of Natal (BA LLB cum laude) and the University of Oxford (BCL first class) where he was a Rhodes Scholar (Natal 1992). From 1996 to 2010, he practised at the Bar in South Africa, being appointed Senior Counsel there in 2006.
Justice Stewart practised at the Bar in Sydney from 2011 to February 2019, being appointed Senior Counsel for New South Wales in 2014. His practice at the Bar spanned public law and private law with particular specialisation in shipping and international trade, commercial disputes and international commercial arbitration. Justice Stewart was appointed a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) in 2014.
Associateship applications
Justice Stewart appoints two Associates, generally for a period of approximately 18 months each. His Honour plans for his associates to commence in January and June/July of each relevant year on a rolling basis.
His Honour has appointed associates to commence in July 2027 and January 2028. The next associateship will commence in January 2029. A notice will be posted on this webpage when applications open for future positions.
General information about employment at the Federal Court of Australia can be found on the Employment pages of the website.
Important information about working as an Associate at the Federal Court of Australia can be found on the Judges’ Associates page of the website.
Last updated: 26 August 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.
