Profile

Simon is a recently retired Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Division 1, having served in that role for nearly 14 years.

Simon has an Honours degree in law, commenced practising in 1975 and attained silk in 2008 prior to his appointment to the courts. His practice as a solicitor, and at the Bar since 1991 has focussed almost exclusively on family law.

Simon is a nationally accredited Mediator and a nationally registered Arbitrator.

Simon has previously been the President of the Family Law Practitioners' Association of WA. He is a member of the National Family Courts' Children's Committee and has been actively engaged in the presentation and organisation of continuous professional development within the legal profession generally.

Simon is a former officer in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve and has served on various community boards.

Simon is a member of the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators and continues to engage with ongoing professional development, particularly within the family law profession.

Membership of Professional Organisations

• Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators
• Family Law Practitioners' Association of WA
• Family Court National Children's Committee (ex officio)
• Family Law Section of the Law Council
• Pacifica Congress
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Law Society of Western Australia
• Western Australian Bar Association

Areas of Practice

• Arbitration
• Family and De Facto
• Mediation

Admitted to Practice

• 1975

Qualifications

• Honours Degree in Law
• Appointed Senior Counsel in 2008
• Appointed as Justice of the Family Court of Australia and Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia in 2009