Rene Le Miere
{{Short description|Australian judge}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
Rene Lucien Le Miere (born 28 February 1952) was 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, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1993. He was a member of the Law Society from 1983–91, and served as president from 1989–90. Le Miere was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2004.[http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/T/the_hon_justice_rene_lucien_le_miere.aspx Supreme Court of Western Australia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409202523/http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/T/the_hon_justice_rene_lucien_le_miere.aspx |date=9 April 2013 }} As mandated by the Judges’ Retirement Act, he retired from the Supreme Court when he reached the age of 70 in February 2022. Following his retirement, Le Miere continued working as a private mediator and arbitrator at Quayside Chambers.{{Cite web |last=Prior |first=Neale |date=2022-02-24 |title=WA's longest-serving Supreme Court judge signs off |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/court-justice/rene-le-miere-was-longest-serving-supreme-court-judge-forced-into-retirement-c-5798539 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}
He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth and the University of Western Australia.
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/T/the_hon_justice_rene_lucien_le_miere.aspx Supreme Court of Western Australia]
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Miere, Rene}}
Category:People educated at Aquinas College, Perth
Category:People from Saint John, Jersey
Category:Australian King's Counsel
Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
{{jersey-bio-stub}}
{{Australia-law-bio-stub}}