Paul Cronin (judge)

Paul Joseph Cronin is an Australian judge. He was a Judge of the Family Court of Australia from 20 December 2006 until 18 April 2019.[1]

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 practised there for nineteen years, eventually specialising in family law, before being admitted to the bar in 1999.[2]

Cronin was appointed a trial judge of the Family Court of Australia on 20 December 2006, replacing retired judge Susan Morgan.[3]

  1. ^ "Former judges of the Family Court". Family Court of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ ""Welcome address by Peter Riordan S.C.". Victorian Bar Association. Accessed 8 July 2007.
  3. ^ ""Media Releases: Appointment of New Family Court Judge" Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Attorney-General's Department. Accessed 8 July 2007.