The Hon Geoffrey Michael GIUDICE AO
Judge, Federal Court of Australia: 17.9.1997
Location: Melbourne
Other Commissions/Appointments:
Fair Work Australia – President
Geoffrey Michael Giudice is the inaugural President of Fair Work Australia which commenced operation on 1 July 2009.
Justice Giudice was appointed as President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 17 September 1997. At the time of his appointment he was a practising barrister at the Victorian Bar.
Justice Giudice graduated from the University of Melbourne in Bachelors of Arts and Law in 1970. He was employed in the health and retail industries until 1979 before practising as a solicitor. He was called to the Victorian Bar in 1984 and practised in State and Federal courts principally in industrial relations and employment law.
