- Supreme Court of Western Australia Judge appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal
- Justice Gail Archer has had a distinguished legal career spanning 35 years
Attorney General John Quigley is pleased to announce the appointment of Justice Gail Archer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal.
Admitted to practice in 1990, she previously served as a prosecutor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions(ODPP) for Western Australia for almost nine years.
During her time at the ODPP, Justice Archer was involved in 150-plus jury trials as the sole or lead counsel and represented the State in numerous Court of Criminal Appeal matters.
Justice Archer also appeared as sole or lead counsel in a number of jury trials and appeals when she was principal counsel for Legal Aid WA from January 2002 to mid-2004.
She joined the Bar in 2004 and across the next 13 years her work included consumer protection, civil litigation, administrative law, prosecutions, appeals, inquests and disciplinary proceedings.
Justice Archer was appointed as a senior counsel in 2007, the same year she was chosen to conduct a statutory review of theCorruption and Crime Commission Act 2003(WA).
Between April 2008 and February 2011, she also filled the role of Acting Commissioner of the WA Corruption and Crime Commission.
Justice Archer became a Judge of the Supreme Court General Division in May 2017 and will start in her new position in the Court of Appeal on 14 January 2025.
The Supreme Court has two divisions – the General Division and the Court of Appeal.
As stated by Attorney General John Quigley:
“I congratulate Justice Gail Archer on being appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal.
“Her Honour is highly respected in the legal profession and has served with distinction across a 35-year career, which has included more than seven years in the judiciary.
“With such vast court experience as counsel and a Judge and knowledge of the law, Justice Archer will be an eminent addition to the panel of Court of Appeal Judges.
“As a barrister, her Honour also taught forensic advocacy in Australia and overseas, and was a coach in the Australian Bar Association Advanced Advocacy and Bar Readers advocacy courses.”
