King's Counsel and Senior Counsel

The Office of Senior Counsel in Western Australia was introduced in 2001 to replace the Office of Queen's Counsel (now known as King’s Counsel). Appointment as Senior Counsel is based on eminence in the practice of law. A committee advises the Chief Justice on applications for appointment.
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King's Counsel

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III to the throne, some of Australia’s barristers – formerly referred to as Queen’s Counsel (QCs) – will now be called King’s Counsel (KCs).

 Appointed
The Hon Malcolm James McCusker AC, CVO, KC12 January 1982
Mr Ronald John Davies KC20 March 1984
Mr Robert Kenneth O'Connor KC12 December 1989
Mr Stephen Owen-Conway KC21 January 1992
Dr Anthony Frank Dickey KC15 April 1993
Mr Frank Castiglione KC11 March 1997
Mr Thomas Francis Percy KC16 December 1997
Mr Mark Terence Trowell KC8 February 2000
Ms Raelene Joyce Webb KC20 April 2004
Mr Michael John Gadsby Nicholls KC16 October 2006

Senior Counsel

 Appointed
Mr Kimberley Robert Wilson SC24 September 2001
Mr Kenneth Malcolm Pettit SC27 March 2002
Hon Peter M'Callum Dowding SC13 November 2002
Mr Gregory Malcolm Grant McIntyre SC13 November 2002
Mr Christopher Patrick Shanahan SC1 December 2004
Mr Mark Timothy Ritter SC1 December 2004
Mr Grant Richard Donaldson SC1 December 2004
Mr Theo Lampropoulos SC23 November 2007
Ms Patricia Elaine Cahill SC24 November 2009
Mr Matthew Daunton Howard SC24 November 2009
Mr Stephen Michael Davies SC24 November 2009
Mr Selva Kanagananda Dharmananda SC6 December 2010
Mr Brahmananda Dharmananda SC5 December 2011
Mr Rodney Stuart Hooper SC28 November 2012
Mr Joshua Andrew Thomson SC28 November 2012
Ms Karen Josephine Farley SC3 December 2013
Mr Martin David Cuerden SC25 November 2014
Mr Paul Dennis Yovich SC1 December 2015
Mr John Basil Blackburn SC1 December 2015
Mr Stephen James Wright SC29 November 2017
Mr Simon Dieter Freitag SC29 November 2017
Mr John Robert Broderick Ley SC13 November 2018
Mr John Basil Hedges SC13 November 2018
Mr Steven Penglis SC13 November 2018
Ms Carolyn Janet Thatcher SC13 November 2018
Mr Gary David Cobby SC13 November 2018
Mr Alain Jonathan Musikanth SC13 November 2018
Mr Jason Duncan MacLaurin SC27 November 2019
Mr Joseph Garas SC27 November 2019
Ms Laura Elizabeth Christian SC27 November 2019
Ms Julie Katherine Taylor SC27 November 2019
Mr Justin Campbell Whalley SC27 November 2019
Mr Graham Droppert SC25 November 2020
Ms Penelope Jane Giles SC25 November 2020
Mr Alan John Sefton SC25 November 2020
Mr Matthew Curwood SC25 November 2020
Ms Kim Rosemary Lendich SC25 November 2020
Mr Lindsay Makinson Fox SC25 November 2020
Mr Geoffrey Paul Bourhill SC22 October 2021
Mr Steven James Jones SC22 October 2021
Mr Darren William Leslie Renton SC22 October 2021
Ms Clare Helen Thompson SC22 October 2021
Mr Griffin Jay Ranson SC22 October 2021
Mr Terence James Palmer SC22 October 2021
Mr Leigh Warnick SC26 October 2022
Ms Bettina Mangan SC26 October 2022
Mr Craig Bydder SC26 October 2022
Mr Timothy Hammond SC26 October 2022
Mr Eric Heenan SC26 October 2022
Ms Rachael Young SC26 October 2022
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