Rene Le Miere
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Rene Lucien Le Miere is a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
. He migrated to Western Australia from Jersey
in 1965, with his family. In 1978 he was admitted to practise as a barrister in Western Australia and joined the WA Bar Association in 1988, was appointed Queens Counsel in 1993. He was a member of the Law Society 1983-1991, and served as president from 1989-1990. Le Miere was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2004.
He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth
and the University of Western Australia
.
Supreme Court of Western Australia
The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters.The Supreme Court consists of a General Division The Supreme Court of Western...
. He migrated to Western Australia from Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
in 1965, with his family. In 1978 he was admitted to practise as a barrister in Western Australia and joined the WA Bar Association in 1988, was appointed Queens Counsel in 1993. He was a member of the Law Society 1983-1991, and served as president from 1989-1990. Le Miere was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2004.
He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth
Aquinas College, Perth
Aquinas College is a Catholic independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Salter Point, Western Australia. Its sister school is Santa Maria Ladies College located in Attadale...
and the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
.