The Hon Samuel Alexander VANDONGEN
Judge, Federal Court of Australia: 17.12.2024
Location: Perth
Justice Vandongen was appointed to the Federal Court on 17 December 2024.
Justice Vandongen graduated with Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia in 1991 and was admitted to legal practice in Western Australia in 1992. His Honour joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 1996 and worked as a Crown Prosecutor in New South Wales before returning to Western Australia to take up the role of Consultant State Prosecutor in 2006.
In 2008, his Honour joined the Independent Bar and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2010.
Justice Vandongen was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2022 and as a judge of the Court of Appeal in 2023.
Associateship applications
Justice Vandongen invites applications for a position as an Associate in his chambers at the Federal Court of Australia (Perth Registry), commencing on 19 January 2026 for a period of 18 months. Applications for the position will close at 5.00 pm (AWST) on 5 November 2025. Download advert (PDF, 143KB)
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, an academic statement and a brief cover letter. Unless an applicant specifies otherwise, applicants will be considered for both positions and need only apply once.
Applications for this position should be submitted via email to both his Honour's Associate and Executive Assistant at:
ea.vandongenj@fedcourt.gov.au; associate.vandongenj@fedcourt.gov.au.
General information about the associate positions can be found on the Judges' Associates page of the Employment section of the Federal Court website.
Enquiries may be directed to his Honour's Associate at the above email address.
