Peter Donald Blaxell was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 1 February, 2005. Justice Blaxell graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia in 1967. He was an articled clerk then solicitor and partner at Lavan & Walsh from 1967 – 1974.
Justice Blaxell was Coordinator of the Law Society’s Legal Assistance Scheme from 1974 –1975 and established the Kununurra office of the Aboriginal Legal Service in 1975. He joined the Independent Bar in 1975, practising solely as a barrister till 1991. He was a judge of the District Court of Western Australia from 1991 till 2005.
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