Matthew Myers (judge)

Matthew David Myers AM (born 10 November 1970) is a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales. In February 2017 he was appointed as an Australian Law Reform Commission Commissioner to lead the inquiry into Incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Judge Myers is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.[1]

His Honour
Matthew Myers
AM
Personal details
Born1970 (age 51–52)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityIndigenous Australian
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales, The College of Law Australia, Bond University
OccupationJudge; Judicial officer
Known forCommissioner Australian Law Reform Commission, ADJ Professor of Law UNSW., Australian Reconciliation


Early life and education

Judge Myers was born on 10 November 1970. He is Aboriginal[2]He grew up in La Perouse located in Sydney's south and later moved with his family to French's Forest, where he attended Forest High School (Sydney). Judge Myers developed an interest in law at an early age after witnessing an event in which a lawyer intervened between citizens of Eveleigh Street and the police.[3]

Career

After completing his dual degree in Laws and Arts, Judge Myers began work as a solicitor in a small practice named Strain Kernan Cameron Solicitors in Terrigal (1997-1999)[3]

In 2015, Judge Myers was criticised in the press for performing his own research and imposing his personal views in an appeals case [4]

See also

References
  1. Manager, Web (1 December 2016). "Incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples". www.alrc.gov.au. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. "Meet the Mob: Judge Matthew Myers - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. "Podcast: Indigenous Incarceration Inquiry - Meet the Commissioner". Australian Law Reform Commission.
  4. "Ban on breastfeeding overturned: Judge Matthew Myers criticised for imposing own views". 19 June 2015.
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