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Minters partner appointed to the bench
A partner from BigLaw firm MinterEllison is leaving practice for the judiciary, having been appointed to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.
Jerome Doraisamy
Karl Blake has been announced as a new judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, and will commence in the Melbourne Registry on 30 January 2019, federal Attorney-General Christian Porter said in a statement.
Over the course of his legal career, Mr Blake has been “recognised as a leading practitioner in industrial relations and employment law”, Mr Porter said.
“On behalf of the government, I congratulate Mr Blake on his appointment and thank him for his willingness to serve the people of Australia as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia,” he added.
The appointment follows the news of two additional part-time commissioners – the Honourable Michelle May AM QC and the Honourable Cheryl Edwards AM GAICD – being appointed to the Australian Law Reform Commission to assist with the review of the family law system earlier in December.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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