Rene Le Miere

Rene Lucien Le Miere (born 28 February 1952) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He migrated to Western Australia from Jersey in 1965, with his family. In 1978 he was admitted to practise as a barrister in Western Australia and joined the WA Bar Association in 1988, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1993. He was a member of the Law Society from 1983–91, and served as president from 1989–90. Le Miere was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2004.[1] As mandated by the Judges’ Retirement Act, he retired from the Supreme Court when he reached the age of 70 in February 2022. Following his retirement, Le Miere continued working as a private mediator and arbitrator at Quayside Chambers.[2]

He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth and the University of Western Australia.[1]

Le Miere was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours in recognition of his "significant service to the judiciary, to the law, and to the arts".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Supreme Court of Western Australia Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Prior, Neale (24 February 2022). "WA's longest-serving Supreme Court judge signs off". The West Australian. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Honourable Rene Lucien Le Miere". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 8 June 2026.



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