Years Club Education Monash University Weight 83 kg | Name Mordy Bromberg 1978–1981 St Kilda | |
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Date of birth (1959-01-22) 22 January 1959 (age 56) Height/Weight 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) / 83 kg (183 lb) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Mordecai "Mordy" Bromberg (born 22 January 1959) is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and former Australian rules footballer for St Kilda Football Club (1978–1981).
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Education
Bromberg graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws.
Football Career
In his football career, he scored 11 goals and had 3 Brownlow Medal votes in 1980.
Law Career
Bromberg was admitted as a solicitor in 1984. He became a barrister in 1988 practising in industrial and employment law as well as constitutional, trade practices, administrative law and discrimination law. He ran unsuccessfully for preselection as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the Burke seat in 2001. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003 and was President of the Australian Institute of Employment Rights. He presided in the controversial Bolt Case in the Federal Court, which saw columnist Andrew Bolt found to be in breach under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Bromberg's appointment to the Federal Court of Australia commenced on 7 December 2009.