Robert Nicholson (judge)

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Robert David Nicholson {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO|FAAL}} is an Australian judge. He served as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 1995 to 2007, in the Court's Perth registry.

Nicholson was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1960, and held the position of Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 1988 to 1994, prior to his position in the Federal Court.[http://www.law.uwa.edu.au/alumni/graduates/1950s/nicholson Robert Nicholson (1959)] – University of Western Australia {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325201434/http://www.law.uwa.edu.au/alumni/graduates/1950s/nicholson|date=25 March 2018}}

He was a recipient of the Centenary Medal in 2001[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1123458 It's an Honour] - Centenary Medal [https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1123458] for service to the judiciary, to education and to the community.

He was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2002[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1132173 It's an Honour] - Officer of the Order of Australia [https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1132173] for service to the judiciary and to the law, to education, particularly in the area of university administration, and to the community.

Since 2008 he has taught at the University of Melbourne's Law School.{{Cite web |url=http://jd.law.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=8DEA7A6B-1422-207C-BAE353AC04830F39&username=Robert%20Nicholson |title=Staff Profiles : The Melbourne JD : The University of Melbourne |access-date=3 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922062106/http://jd.law.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=8DEA7A6B-1422-207C-BAE353AC04830F39&username=Robert%20Nicholson |archive-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} He is a Life Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Robert Nicholson – Member public profile|url=https://academyoflaw.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/35294383/4141329|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Australian Academy of Law}}