Chief Justice of Western Australia

The Chief Justice of Western Australia is the most senior judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Western Australia.

The chief justice is responsible for arranging the business of the court and establishing its rules and procedures.

The first chief justice was the West Indian born lawyer and former slaveholder Sir Archibald Burt.

By convention, the Chief Justice is usually also lieutenant governor, serving as deputy to the Governor of Western Australia and acting in the position in the governor's absence.

However, the two positions are not equivalent – Wayne Martin succeeded David Malcolm in the position in May 2006, but did not replace Malcolm as lieutenant governor until October 2009.