Arthur Emmett

Arthur Robert Emmett, AO, KC (born 1943) is an Australian federal judge and the Challis Lecturer Professor in Roman Law at Sydney Law School. From 1997 to 2013, he served as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

Biography Arthur was born in Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia in 1943. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964, a Bachelor of Laws in 1967, and a Master of Laws in 1976. Arthur has lectured in Roman Law at Sydney Law School since 1990, and there he holds the title of Challis Lecturer in Roman Law. On 22 May 2009, the University of Sydney conferred upon Emmett the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa).

In 1967, Arthur was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales. From 1964 to 1978, he was employed by Dawson Waldron, now Ashurst LLP, eventually being promoted to Partner. He practised primarily in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance, as well as estate planning.

Personal life Arthur's wife Lieutenant Commander Sylvia Emmett (née Street), served as a federal judge, and as an officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. She graduated from Sydney Law School (LLB), and she is the daughter of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Commander Sir Laurence Whistler Street. They have six children: Laurence, Hilary, Robert, James, Phoebe-Jane, and Christopher.