Paul Cronin (judge)
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Paul Cronin is an Australia
n judge. He has been a Judge of the Family Court of Australia
since December 2006.
Cronin studied law at Monash University
while simultaneously working as a Clerk of Courts in Melbourne
. He was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1980, whereupon he moved to Shepparton
. He subsequently practiced there for nineteen years, eventually specialising in family law, before being admitted to the bar in 1999.
Cronin was appointed a trial judge of the Family Court of Australia
on 20 December 2006, replacing retired judge Susan Morgan
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n judge. He has been a Judge of the Family Court of Australia
Family Court of Australia
The Family Court of Australia is a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters. Together with the Federal Magistrates Court, it covers family law matters in all states and territories of Australia except Western Australia...
since December 2006.
Cronin studied law at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
while simultaneously working as a Clerk of Courts in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1980, whereupon he moved to Shepparton
Shepparton, Victoria
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station...
. He subsequently practiced there for nineteen years, eventually specialising in family law, before being admitted to the bar in 1999.
Cronin was appointed a trial judge of the Family Court of Australia
Family Court of Australia
The Family Court of Australia is a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters. Together with the Federal Magistrates Court, it covers family law matters in all states and territories of Australia except Western Australia...
on 20 December 2006, replacing retired judge Susan Morgan
Susan Morgan
Susan Morgan of Cheltenham was a best-selling English author of Chick lit genre.She was born near Liverpool to a Manx mother and Yorkshire father...
.