Meet the judge: the Hon Justice Janine Pritchard

Join us for an engaging and informative session with Associate Professor Heather Roberts and the Hon Justice Janine Pritchard, President of the State Administrative Tribunal and Justice of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. She is also an ANU Law Alumna.

Hosted by the ANU Visiting Judges program, Associate Professor Roberts will lead an informal chat with Justice Janine Pritchard about her trailblazing career and experiences.

This forum is exclusively open to current law students and promises to provide valuable insights into the legal profession. A complimentary lunch will be served. Register today as spaces are limited.

Hon Justice Janine Pritchard

President, State Administrative Tribunal

Justice Pritchard commenced as the President of the State Administrative Tribunal on 4 June 2019.

Her Honour was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2010 and appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal in 2018.  Between June 2009 and June 2010, her Honour was a judge of the District Court of Western Australia and during that period she served as a Deputy President of the State Administrative Tribunal.

From 1991 until her appointment to the District Court, Justice Pritchard worked at the Western Australian State Solicitor’s Office.  Justice Pritchard also lectured and tutored in law at Western Australian universities at various times during the same period.

Justice Pritchard holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Australian National University, as well as a Master of Laws degree (with Distinction) from the University of London. Her Honour also holds a Graduate Diploma in Women’s Studies from Murdoch University.