Michael Lundberg was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia on Thursday morning, making him the first Aboriginal Supreme Court judge in the state's history.

The Governor, Chris Dawson, acknowledged Mr Lundberg's long and brilliant career.

"Mr Lundberg started his career in 1994 as a solicitor and then assistant Crown counsel at what was then WA's Crown Solicitors Office.

"Mr Lundberg went into private practice where he became partner at King & Wood Mallesons and worked for 18 years. Since then, he has been a Perth-based partner at firms Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Jones Day.

"Mr Lundberg is a member of Curtin University's University Council and has taken on various pro bono matters for Aboriginal individuals and groups. This included overturning the wrongful conviction of manslaughter for Aboriginal man Gene Gibson."

The Governor noted that Mr Lundberg's historic appointment follows in the footsteps of his mother, Yamatji woman Dr Sue Gordon AM from Meekatharra, who was a member of the Stolen Generations and was Western Australia's first Aboriginal magistrate, serving 20 years on the Children's Court bench.

"Heartfelt congratulations to Mr Lundberg on his appointment."

National Indigenous Times co-owner and executive director Wayne Bergmann said the appointment was one of the most significant events in Western Australian history.

"Michael Lundberg has had a stellar career. He is an exceptional individual and decent human being, he has won it on his own merits and in his own right, and he is a model member of the legal fraternity," he said.

"He is first and foremost a professional who has worked extremely hard and is second to none. It is a bonus to the Indigenous Western Australian community and the nation that he is Aboriginal."

Mr Lundberg is also well known for mentoring many young lawyers.

Attorney General John Quigley announced the appointment of Mr Lundberg in September.

At the time, Mr Quigley said the appointment was a landmark moment for Western Australia.

"The son of a member of the Stolen Generation, Mr Lundberg grew up in Port Hedland and obtained law and commerce degrees from the University of Western Australia," he said.

"He is recognised as one of Australia's best lawyers in his areas of expertise, which include dispute resolution in the energy and resources sectors, intellectual property law, industrial relations and defamation matters.

"Mr Lundberg played an integral pro bono role in obtaining the freedom of Gene Gibson, who spent nearly five years in prison for a crime he did not commit because of a miscarriage of justice and police misconduct."