Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia: 22.3.2010
Location: Brisbane
The Hon Patrick Keane was appointed Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia on 22 March 2010. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland in 1973, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the same University in 1976 and in 1977 obtained a Bachelor of Civil Laws (Hons) from Oxford University. He began practice at the Queensland Bar in 1978 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1988. In 2005 he was appointed a Judge of the Queensland Court of Appeal.
Before joining the bench, Chief Justice Keane had a successful private practice and was Solicitor-General in Queensland from 1992 to 2005.
In 2001 he was awarded a Centenary Medal for distinguished service to the Queensland Bar.
As Chief Justice of the Federal Court he has, as well as his judicial duties, statutory responsibility for the administration of the Court.
