The Hon Stewart Maxwell ANDERSON
Judge, Federal Court of Australia: 6.05.2019
Location: Melbourne
Other Commissions/Appointments:
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Additional Judge
Stewart Maxwell Anderson was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia on 6 May 2019.
Justice Anderson was appointed an Additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory on 23 October 2019.
Justice Anderson graduated from Monash University with Bachelor of Economics (1981), Bachelor of Laws (1983) and Diploma of Commercial Law (1987). He was admitted to practice in Victoria in 1985. His Honour practised as a solicitor with Molomby & Molomby (now K&L Gates) before signing the Victorian Bar Roll in 1987. At the Bar, his Honour practised in commercial law with an emphasis on Corporations Law, Banking & Finance, Superannuation, Property, Contracts, Equity and Trusts. His Honour took silk in 2005.
Justice Anderson has been a Director of the Victorian Bar Foundation since 2018. His Honour served as Director of Barristers’ Chambers Limited from 1990 to1992; a Member of the Victorian Bar Council from 1990 to 1993; and Senior Vice-President of the Commercial Bar Association from 2010 to 2016.
Associateship applications
Persons interested in applying for the position of Associate to Justice Anderson are invited to send a covering letter, CV, and academic transcript to ea.andersonj@fedcourt.gov.au and associate.andersonj@fedcourt.gov.au. Applicants with at least two years' experience in legal practice will be preferred.
The next available position will commence in September 2025. Applications for the position will be considered around March 2025. Any applications will be held on file until such time.
General information about Associate positions can be found in the employment pages of the Court’s website.
Updated October 2024
