Michael Rozenes

His Honour
Michael Rozenes
AO, QC
3rd Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria
Assumed office
25 November 2002
Appointed by Rob Hulls
Preceded by Glenn Waldron
3rd Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
In office
1 February 1992 (1992-02-01)  1997 (1997)
Preceded by Mark Weinberg
Succeeded by Brian Ross Martin
Personal details
Born Sosnowiec, Poland
Alma mater Monash University

Michael Rozenes AO, QC is the Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria, an intermediate court in Victoria, Australia.[1]

Early life

Rozenes was born in the Polish city of Sosnowiec and migrated with his family to Australia at the age of three. He was educated at the North Caulfield State School and then at Brighton Grammar School.[2] At Brighton Grammar Rozenes represented the school in football, cricket and tennis and was an accomplished sprinter. He then attended Monash University, graduating with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence in 1967 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1969.

Professional life

After graduating from university, Rozenes then served articles with Mr Frank Galbally of the firm Galbally & O'Bryan and was admitted to the Supreme Courts of Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia in 1971, and subsequently signed the Bar Roll in 1972.

From 1972 to 1976 he had a general criminal and common law practice and from 1977 to 1991 he practised exclusively in the criminal jurisdiction with a specialisation in complex taxation, corporate and appellant criminal cases. He appeared before numerous Royal Commissions, including the HIH Royal Commission, Builders' Royal Commission and Melbourne Ambulance Service Royal Commission.

He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1986. Over the course of his career at the Bar, Rozenes sat on the Victorian Bar Council, the Criminal Bar Association of Victoria Committee and the Victorian Bar Ethics Committee.

In February 1992, he was appointed Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, and his initial three-year term was extended for a further two years.[3]

In 1997 Rozenes returned to practice at the private Bar and from 1998 to 2001, was Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association of Victoria.

On 25 November 2002 Rozenes was appointed as the Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria.[4]

Honours

Notable Cases

Rozenes appeared as Counsel in the following reported cases:

High Court

Court of Appeal – Supreme Court of Victoria

County Court of Victoria

Junior in

Board Memberships

See also

References

  1. "County Court Victoria". Countycourt.vic.gov.au. 26 August 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. "Michael Rozenes". Brightongrammar.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  3. "Michael Rozenes QC – Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)". Cdpp.gov.au. 1 February 1992. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/ebfd7a9e83f839b34a2568110023b2e3/fbd448432db26093ca256c61007ca37f!OpenDocument
  5. http://www.gg.gov.au/res/File/PDFs/honours/qb10/Media%20Notes%20AO%20(final).pdf
  6. "Ridgeway v R [1995] HCA 66; (1995) 129 ALR 41; (1995) 69 ALJR 484; (1995) 184 CLR 19 (19 April 1995)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. "Cheatle v R [1993] HCA 44; (1993) 177 CLR 541 (26 August 1993)". Austlii.edu.au. 26 August 1993. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  8. "Dietrich v R [1992] HCA 57; (1992) 177 CLR 292 (13 November 1992)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  9. "Commissioner Australian Federal Police v Propend Finance Pty Ltd [1997] HCA 3; (1997) 188 CLR 501; (1997) 141 ALR 545; (1997) 71 ALJR 327 (7 February 1997)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  10. "Re Rozenes; Ex Parte Burd [1994] HCA 11; (1994) 68 ALJR 372; (1994) 120 ALR 193 (28 March 1994)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  11. "Michaels v R [1995] HCA 8; (1995) 130 ALR 581; (1995) 69 ALJR 686; (1995) 184 CLR 117 (16 August 1995)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  12. "Rozenes and Anor v Kelly and Ors [1996] VicRp 20; [1996] 1 VR 320 (9 November 1995)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  13. "A v Hayden ("ASIS case") [1984] HCA 67; (1984) 156 CLR 532 (6 November 1984)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  14. "Baker v Campbell [1983] HCA 39; (1983) 153 CLR 52 (26 October 1983)". Austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Glenn Waldron
Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria
2002–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Mark Weinberg
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
1992–1999
Succeeded by
Brian Ross Martin
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