Brian Opeskin is an Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney, having been a Professor in that Faculty for nearly 10 years, and Associate Dean (Research). Prior to joining UTS, he held positions as Professor of Legal Governance at Macquarie University; Head of the Law School at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu; Deputy President of the Australian Law Reform Commission; Associate Professor at Sydney University; and Associate to Justice Mason at the High Court of Australia.

He undertook undergraduate study in economics and law at the University of New South Wales; postgraduate study in law at Oxford University; and holds a Masters degree in social research (demography) and a PhD from the University of Melbourne. He researches in the broad field of public law and has written widely on constitutional law; courts, judges and jurisdiction; and international migration law.

Professional
Australian Academy of Law, Fellow

Australasian Institute for Judicial Administration, Advisory Council, and Research Committee
Nauru Joint Advisory Committee, member of Legal Sub-Committee (2015-2017)
Public Law Review, Advisory Board
Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CCCS), University of Melbourne, Advisory Council
Australian Research Council, College of Experts, member of the Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA) panel for the assessment of grants (2013–2015)