Linda Black

Judge / District Court of Western Australia

Linda Black was a state prosecutor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for almost a decade before returning to private practice specialising in criminal, disciplinary, regulatory and human rights law.

Ms Black was a lawyer for more than two decades, with most of that time in the criminal courts defending and prosecuting some of Western Australia’s highest profile and complex matters. She has also appeared in all relevant courts including the Supreme Court, both in the Court of Appeals and before a Single Judge, and is one of WA’s leading barristers and a specialist jury trial advocate.

Ms Black is also an accredited advocacy teacher, one of two founding directors of Murray Chambers Perth, and a former President of the Criminal Lawyers Association of WA.

She was appointed a judge of the District Court of WA in August 2022.