WA barrister is first Orthodox rabbi to be appointed a Supreme Court judge

Marcus Solomon has an extensive legal career in complex commercial cases and pro-bono legal advice; child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks critical of his appointment

Rabbi Marcus Solomon becomes first orthodox rabbi named Supreme Court judge in Australia (ABC)
For what is believed to be the first time, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi is being appointed to an Australian Supreme Court. Rabbi Marcus Solomon took up the role as the newest justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia this week

Orthodox rabbi to serve as judge on Supreme Court of Western Australia (Jerusalem Post)
Solomon serves as an attorney and legal educator, with an extensive legal career in complex commercial cases and pro-bono legal advice, but is also a noted leader of the Jewish community.

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MANNY WAKS: Rabbi Marcus Solomon has been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Solomon has previously (and voluntarily) supported a pedophile in court, much to the shock and anger of the family. Solomon has refused to apologise for his action.

MANNY WAKS: Senior Australian Chabad-affiliated rabbis support pedophile in court

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Photo: Rabbi Marcus Solomon (ABC News: Keane Bourke)