Biography:
Michael is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, having been appointed in 2025.
His Honour served as a District Court Judge for nine years from February 2016 until his appointment to the Supreme Court.
For the two years prior to this appointment, Michael was the Principal Registrar of the Supreme Court. In that capacity, he presided over mediations in commercial litigation and estate disputes brought in the Supreme Court, as well as undertaking case management work in the civil jurisdiction.
Between 2004 and 2013, Michael was the Principal Registrar of the District Court. In that role he was responsible for overseeing the pre-trial case management of all civil actions commenced in the court, as well as the court’s ADR program.
Michael commenced his legal career with Freehill Hollingdale and Page, as they were then known, before joining the Australian Securities Commission in 1994. He held a number of positions within the ASC and its successor, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, culminating in four years as its Regional Commissioner in Western Australia.
Publications
Civil Procedure Western Australia (General Editor)