Professor James Stellios FAAL FASSA of 6 St James Hall Chambers has been appointed as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, New South Wales Registry, commencing on 19 December 2024 as announced today by The Honourable Mark Dreyfus KC MP.

Professor Stellios was admitted as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in 1995. In 2013 he was called to the New South Wales Bar.

Professor Stellios is one of Australia’s leading expert barristers in constitutional law. He was recently the Head of the Australian National University Law School, and is a Fellow of the Australian Social Sciences Academy and the Australian Academy of Law. He has published books and edited collections, including Zines and Stellios' The High Court and the Constitution and The Federal Judicature: Chapter III of the Constitution.

The Announcement by the Attorney General, The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP can be found here.

The members and associates of 6 St James Hall Chambers wholeheartedly congratulate James on his appointment.