The Honourable Justice Kenneth Martin was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 20 March 2009.
Justice Martin received all his education at Northam, Western Australia, where he was born. He then attended and graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence (Honours) in 1976, and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) in 1977.
He was admitted to practice in Western Australia in December 1978 after serving his articles with the law firm Parker & Parker. He served as associate to the late Sir Ronald Wilson AC, KBE, CMG, at the High Court of Australia during 1980-1981. Justice Martin then completed a degree of Master of Laws at the University of London (reading in Restitution, Maritime Law, general Insurance and International Business Transactions) before returning to Parker & Parker in 1982, where he was a partner from 1984 and in-house counsel from 1989 - 1991. He joined the independent bar at Francis Burt Chambers in 1992 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997. He was also editor of the West Australian Law Reports from 1985-1996, and consulting editor from 1997-2000.
Justice Martin was president of the Law Society of WA (2001) and the Bar Association of WA (2005-2007). At the time of his appointment, he was the treasurer and member of the executive of the Law Council of Australia.
