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Hon Justice Simon Steward

The Hon. Justice Simon Harry Peter Steward was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in February 2018. At the time of his appointment he was a barrister who specialised in revenue law. He graduated in law from the University of Melbourne with First Class Honours. He also was awarded a Masters of Law from the same university. He was admitted to practice in Victoria in 1992 and signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 1999. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2009. He appeared in numerous cases in the Federal and High Courts. For two years he was the President of the Tax Bar Association of the Victorian Bar. He is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School where he teaches in the Masters program. - Current at 08 October 2019