- Experienced legal practitioner Andrzej Meysner appointed as a Family Court magistrate
- He brings to the role strong family law knowledge gained as a registrar and a solicitor
Andrzej Meysner has been promoted to the position of magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia.
He will sit as a magistrate in the Family Court of WA, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of one part-time magistrate and the switch to part-time of another.
Admitted to practice in 2009, Mr Meysner has spent much of his legal career practising in family law.
He served as a registrar of the Family Court for the past eight years.
Mr Meysner's responsibilities included facilitating conciliation and pre-trial conferences and presiding over general lists, readiness hearings and the return of subpoenas.
He also assessed and listed urgent matters before a duty magistrate, presided over divorce lists and conducted cost assessments in the registrar's role.
For two years during his time as a registrar, Mr Meysner worked as an appeals registrar for the WA Family Court and Family Court of Australia.
This involved him preparing and scheduling appeals for the Full Court of the Family Court and collaborating with appeal registrars and judges from other states.
From 2011 to 2018, he practised as a senior solicitor at a private firm, acting as counsel in Family Court trials and representing clients in court mediations.
Mr Meysner as a solicitor also provided legal advice on civil and family law matters, prepared cases and appeals across numerous courts and appeared as an independent children's lawyer.
He will commence as a new magistrate on 9 March 2026.
As stated by Attorney General Dr Tony Buti:
"I congratulate AndrzejMeysner on his appointment as a magistrate to preside in the Family Court of Western Australia.
"He will be a welcome addition to the judiciary after serving for 17 years as a registrar of the Family Court and in private practice.
"Mr Meysner's strong background in family law will help the court continue to effectively manage a significant workload."
