Robert Pearce (judge)

Robert William Pearce is an Australian judge, who was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in June 2013,^[1] and is the only member of the Court based in Launceston, Tasmania.

The Honourable Justice Robert William Pearce
Personal details
Born	Robert William Pearce
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Tasmania
Profession	Lawyer

Background

Pearce was conferred Bachelor of Arts combined with Bachelor of Laws in 1981.^[2][3]

Judicial career

In 2009, Pearce was appointed a Magistrate, of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania.^[4][5]

After his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, in 2014, Pearce later presided over the trial of Marco Daniel Rusterholz for the 2012 murders of Angela Hallam and Joshua Newman. Pearce later convicted Rusterholz and sentenced him to 45 years’ imprisonment.^[6]

References

1. "Tasmania announces judicial appointments". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
2. "Graduate Verification Service". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
3. "Robert Pearce". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
4. "Robert Pearce". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
5. "Two new Magistrates head for Launceston". The Examiner. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
6. "Rusterholz guilty of double murder". The Mercury. Retrieved 13 October 2022.