Biography
Dr James Popple is the CEO of the Law Council of Australia.
James was previously Official Secretary to two Royal Commissions; the inaugural Freedom of Information Commissioner; and a Senior Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. He worked for 12 years in the Australian Attorney‑General’s Department; and was a judge’s associate, then Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Australia.
James is admitted as a barrister and a solicitor. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, and an Honorary Professor of the Australian National University where he conducted his doctoral research in artificial intelligence and law.
