Ralph Simmonds
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Ralph Simmonds
The Honourable Justice Ralph Simmonds was appointed to the Court on 23 February 2004 and retired as a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in June 2016.
He was admitted to practice in Western Australia in 1974, having served articles at Muir Williams Nicholson & Co (now Freehills). Justice Simmonds taught law at the University of Windsor, Ontario, from 1976-1979 and McGill University, Quebec, from 1980-1989. Justice Simmonds was a member of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia from 1997 and its Chair from 2001. He served as National Convenor of the Committee of Australian Law Deans (peak body for Australia’s law schools) from 1994-1995.
Justice Simmonds graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Western Australia in 1972 and a Master of Laws from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1976.
He is an Emeritus Professor of Law and was Foundation Dean of Law at Murdoch University.
He was admitted to practice in Western Australia in 1974, having served articles at Muir Williams Nicholson & Co (now Freehills). Justice Simmonds taught law at the University of Windsor, Ontario, from 1976-1979 and McGill University, Quebec, from 1980-1989. Justice Simmonds was a member of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia from 1997 and its Chair from 2001. He served as National Convenor of the Committee of Australian Law Deans (peak body for Australia’s law schools) from 1994-1995.
Justice Simmonds graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Western Australia in 1972 and a Master of Laws from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1976.
He is an Emeritus Professor of Law and was Foundation Dean of Law at Murdoch University.
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Positions - Previous
| Position | Company | Year | Company's current rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Chair | | 2019 - 2021 | 86 |
| Judge | | - 2017 |
