Matthew Myers (judge)


Matthew David Myers 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.
Judge Myers is well known for publicly speaking out against family violence, speaking on the topic of the removal of Aboriginal Children into Foster Care, the incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Stait Islander Peoples, issues relating to low cost housing, his work with Reconciliation Australia and for being instrumental in the Federal Circuit Court being the first Federal Court in Australia to enter into a Reconciliation Action Plan.

Early life and education

Judge Myers was born on 10 November 1970. 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. While attending school there, Judge Myers undertook many extra curricular activities including music and public speaking. 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.
Judge 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 from the College of Law Australia and has completed a Vocational Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution from Bond University.
Judge Myers also holds a number of qualifications and accreditation's from various institutes across Australia. These are:
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 where he discovered his passion for Family Law. Judge Myers became a partner at a law firm named Cameron & Myers in Erina, New South Wales and then partner at the law firm Central Coast Family Law Gosford NSW 2009 - 2011, often undertaking pro-Bono and public interest advocacy work including acting as solicitor for the then Parks and Villages Tenant's Association. After a ten-year career in Erina, Judge Myers began work part-time as a Family Law Mediator for Centacare in Broken Bay. He currently works as a Judge for Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Justice Myers was appointed as a Commissioner to lead the inquiry into incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Judge Myers guest lectures in family law, children's law and regularly presents talks and papers on the topic at both State, National and International Conferences. Judge Myers is as an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales.

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