Matthew Myers (judge)
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Indigenous Australian |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales, ANU College of Law, Bond University |
| Occupation | Judge; Judicial officer |
| Known for | First Indigenous Judicial Officer, Reconciliation Australia |
Matthew Myers (born 10 November, 1970) is an Australian Judge working for the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Myers is the Commonwealths first Aboriginal Australian to be appointed to a federal court. In February 2017 he was appointed as an Australian Law Reform Commission Commissioner to lead the enquiry into Incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.[1]
Myers is well known for his essential contribution to Reconciliation Australia and the Reconciliation Action Plan [2]
Early Life and Education
Early life
Myers was born on the 10th of November, 1970. Myers grew up in La Perouse located in Sydney's south. He later moved with his family to French's Forest and attended Forest High School (Sydney). Whilst attending school there, Myers undertook many extra curricular activities including sport and music.
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]
Education
Myers Myers holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales which he completed in 1997. He has a Master of Applied Law (Family Law) from the ANU College of Law (2010) and has completed a Vocational Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution from Bond University (2011).
Myers also holds a number of qualifications and accreditation's from various institutes across Australia. These are:
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, ANU College of Law, 1997
- Notary Public Training Course, ANU College of Law, 2007
- Basic and Advanced Training Course Collaborative Practice, Interrelate and Collaborative Resolutions, 2009
- Law Society of New South Wales Accredited Family Law Specialist, 2009
- National Mediation Accreditation Assessment, Bond University, 2010
- Mediation Training, Bond University, 2010
- National Training Program for Independent Children’s Lawyers, Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and National Legal Aid, 2010
- Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, 2011
- Accredited as Mediator under the National Mediation System, 2011
- Law Society of Queensland Law Society Accredited Family Law Specialist, 2011
- Victorian Law Institute Accredited Family Law Specialist, 2011
- Accredited Practitioner Member - LEADR, 2011
Career
After completing his dual degree in Laws and Arts, Myers began work as a solicitor in a small practice named Strain Kernan Cameron Solicitors in Terrigal (1997-1999) where he discovered his passion for Family Law. [3] Myers became a partner at a law firm named Cameron & Myers in Erina, New South Wales (1999-2009).After a ten year career in Erina, Myers began work part-time as a Family Law Mediator for Centacare in Broken Bay (2011-2012). Myers currently works as a Judge for Federal Circuit Court of Australia (2012-Present). Most recently, Myers was appointed as a Judicial officer to lead the enquiry into incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.[1]
Philosophical and/or political views
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Honours and Awards
- Law Society of New South Wales President’s Medal, 2011
- Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to the community in the area of welfare and Family Law, 2013
See also
References
- ^ a b Manager, Web (2016-12-01). "Incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples". www.alrc.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "Reconciliation Australia | History made as Federal Circuit Court joins reconciliation community". www.reconciliation.org.au. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ a b "Podcast: Indigenous Incarceration Inquiry - Meet the Commissioner". Australian Law Reform Commission.
External links
- SNAICC conference 2015: Protecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- CLCNSW launches Reconciliation Action Plan
- Meet the Mob: Judge Matthew Myers
- Indigenous judge to head prison inquiry
- A judge's perspective on domestic violence
- Judge Matthew Myers on preventing a second stolen generation
- SUFFER THE CHILDREN Trouble in the Family Court
- History made as Federal Circuit Court joins reconciliation community
- Nura Gili celebrates 10 years of Indigenous success
- Lets Talk Judge Mathew Myers
- Laws may need to treat Indigenous people differently, inquiry head says