He has also served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island since May 2024[4] and as an Additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory since 5 September 2016,[5] and was a part-time Commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission from 10 April 2019 to 30 April 2020, sitting on its Inquiry on Corporate Crime.
[6] Prior to being appointed as a judge in 2016, Bromwich was the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, holding that role from 2012 until 2016.
Bromwich's work at the CDPP covered a wide area of federal criminal law, but particularly focused on white-collar crime.
He also assisted, while on secondment, in setting up the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption,[6] and obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney in 1993.
In December 2012, Bromwich was appointed by then-Attorney-General of Australia, Nicola Roxon as the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions for a five-year term.