Robert Pearce (judge) explained

Honorific-Prefix:	The Honourable Justice
Robert William Pearce
Birthname:	Robert William Pearce
Nationality:	Australian
Profession:	Lawyer

Robert William Pearce is an Australian judge, who was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in June 2013,^[1] and is the only member of the Court based in Launceston, Tasmania.

Background

Pearce was conferred Bachelor of Arts combined with Bachelor of Laws in 1981.^{[2] [3]}

Judicial career

In 2009, Pearce was appointed a Magistrate, of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania.^{[4] [5]}

After his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, in 2014, Pearce later presided over the trial of Marco Daniel Rusterholz for the 2012 murders of Angela Hallam and Joshua Newman. Pearce later convicted Rusterholz and sentenced him to 45 years’ imprisonment.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tasmania announces judicial appointments. 13 October 2022.
2. Web site: Graduate Verification Service. 13 October 2022.
3. Web site: Robert Pearce. 13 October 2022.
4. Web site: Robert Pearce. 13 October 2022.
5. Web site: Two new Magistrates head for Launceston. The Examiner. 13 October 2022.
6. Web site: Rusterholz guilty of double murder. The Mercury. 13 October 2022.