Melissa Perry Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable Justice
Melissa Anne Perry
Office:Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Term Start:23 September 2013
Education:University of Adelaide
University of Cambridge
Birth Name:Adelaide
Nationality:Australian

Melissa Anne Perry is a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.[1]

Early life and education

Perry attended Walford Anglican School for Girls.[2] Perry then graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Laws with first class Honours.[3] Perry studied at the University of Cambridge where she was awarded an LLM and PhD in public international law. Her doctorate on State succession, boundaries and territorial regimes was awarded the Yorke Prize.[4]

Career

Perry practiced at the Bar in Australia from 1992 to 2013, and was appointed Queen's Counsel for South Australia in 2004. Perry was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 2012.

Perry was appointed as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 23 September 2013. Perry was appointed as a Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on 20 July 2018. On 11 October 2018, her Honour was commissioned in the office of member of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal and was appointed as Vice President of that Tribunal on 1 August 2023. Her Honour was an additional judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory from 2014-2023.

Perry is a Foundation Fellow and former Director of the Australian Academy of Law, and is also the Patron for the NSW Chapter of the Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justice Perry. Federal Court of Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919213015/http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/judges/current-judges-appointment/current-judges/perry-j. live. 19 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Ceremonial sitting of the Full Court for the swearing in and welcome of the Honourable Justice Perry. Perry. Justice. 2013-09-23. www.fedcourt.gov.au. en-US. 2019-08-02.
  3. Web site: Advisory Board Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics University of Adelaide. law.adelaide.edu.au. 2019-08-02.
  4. Web site: Biography of Justice Perry. 2013-09-23. www.fedcourt.gov.au. en-US. 2019-08-02.