Supreme Court of Western Australia

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Supreme Court of Western Australia
Arms authorised for the seal of court[1]
Façade of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
31°57′27″S 115°51′36″E / 31.95754°S 115.859879°E / -31.95754; 115.859879
Established	18 June 1861
Jurisdiction	Western Australia
Location	Perth
Coordinates	31°57′27″S 115°51′36″E / 31.95754°S 115.859879°E / -31.95754; 115.859879
Composition method	Governor appointed by the recommendation of Cabinet.
Authorised by	Parliament of Western Australia via the: Constitution Act 1889 (WA) Supreme Court Act 1935 (WA)
Appeals to	High Court of Australia
Appeals from	District Court of WA Magistrates Court of WA Family Court of WA State Administrative Tribunal Children’s Court of Western Australia
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age 70[2]
Number of positions	As many as necessary to deal with workload;[3] currently 21 judges
Website	www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au
Chief Justice of Western Australia
Currently	Justice Peter Quinlan
Since	13 August 2018

The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters (although it usually only hears matters involving sums of A$750,000 or more), and hears the most serious criminal matters.