Judge Ciara Tyson appointed as a Judge of the Family Court of Australia

In February 2019, Judge Ciara Tyson was appointed as a Judge of the Family Court of Australia, and Family Court of Western Australia.  Of the appointment, Attorney-General Christian Porter congratulated Judge Tyson on her appointment and “willingness to continue to serve the people of Australia as a Judge of the Family Court of Australia”.  The Law Council of Australia welcomed the appointment, stating that Judge Tyson would bring “a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Courts”.

Judge Tyson graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1994 with a Bachelor of Laws and practiced in family law in a number of Australian and UK firms until her appointment as a Magistrate and Registrar of the Family Court of Western Australia in 2015.