Justice Gail Ann Archer SC is a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
[3] She graduated in jurisprudence and law from the University of Western Australia in 1988,[1] and commenced her legal career at the West Australian Crown Solicitor's Office in 1989, before joining the West Australian Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in 1993, remaining there until 2002.
[4] During her time at the DPP she conducted over 150 jury trials and represented the state in numerous matters in the Court of Appeal.
[1] After her work at the DPP, she joined Legal Aid WA from 2002 to 2004 as principal counsel, before practicing as a barrister at Francis Burt Chambers.
[9] Archer was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 29 May 2017 after the resignation of the Hon.