Since graduation, he has won numerous legal awards and prizes. [6] Justice Kyrou is the only judge of Greek origin appointed to a superior court in Australia. He is also the second practising lawyer to be appointed directly to the Supreme Court of Victoria. [7] Emilios Kyrou is a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Victoria, Australia. [1] [2] Kyrou J. was previously a judge of the Trial Division. Kyrou was born in 1959 in the village of Sfikia, Imathia, Greece. In 1968, at the age of 8, he came to Australia with his family. He graduated from Melbourne Law University in 1982 (where he was Deputy Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review). He graduated with honors and received the Supreme Court Award[5] as the best law graduate.

Prior to his appointment, Kyrou was a partner at Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons), a national law firm, where he worked primarily in the areas of insurance law, government law and dispute resolution. His appointment was announced by Victoria`s Attorney General, Rob Hulls, on May 5, 2008 and came into effect on May 13, 2008. Kyrou is the author of a number of prominent legal texts, a commentator on legal reform, and an advocate of pro bono work. He worked for Corrs Pavey Whiting and Byrne (now Corrs Chambers Westgarth) and was called to the bar in April 1984.[4] He became a partner at Corrs in 1988 before joining Stephen Jaques de Malleson, where he was a partner for 17 years before being appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria. Lewis & Kyrou`s Handy Hints on Legal Practice 2018 In 2012, Kyrou published a partial autobiography titled Call Me Emilios about his experiences as a migrant child.