The Hon Kenneth Martin KC

Admitted to practice in 1978, the Hon Ken Martin KC retired from the Supreme Court in July 2023 after serving for over 14 years.

In that period, he mostly sat as a first instance trial judge of the Commercial and Managed Cases (CMC) List as a member of the Court's General Division.  He managed the Court's Arbitration List from 2018 - 2023 and also served as a member of the Industrial Appeal Court (2009 - 2023).  He retired as the Senior Puisne Justice (SPJ) of the Court.

Prior to his appointment, Ken Martin QC spent 17 years (1992 - 2009) at the independent bar (including 12 years as a Silk), being appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1997.

He is a former President of the WA Bar Association (2005 - 2007), a Life Member of the Law Society of Western Australia (2009) and former Acting‑Parliamentary Inspector of the Crime and Corruption Commission of Western Australia (the CCC) .

He now works privately from Francis Burt Chambers as a mediator and commercial arbitrator. He acts solely as a mediator and arbitrator and does not provide legal advice or representation.