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Of the seven current justices, four are men, including the chief justice, and three are women. Michelle Gordon was appointed in 2015 and Jacqueline Gleeson in 2021, replacing Bell. Jayne Jagot replaced Justice Keane on the court in 2022, giving women a majority on the High Court for a period of just over a year.
(Chief Justice) NSW: 6 November 2023 (as Chief Justice) 9 October 2012 (as Justice) 5 July 2028: David Hurley (as Chief Justice) Quentin Bryce (as Justice) Anthony Albanese (Labor, as Chief Justice) Julia Gillard (Labor, as Justice) Solicitor-General of Australia: Australian National University Harvard University: Michelle Gordon AC: Vic: 9 ...
The High Court exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction.. Sir Owen Dixon said on his swearing in as Chief Justice of Australia in 1952: [8]. The High Court's jurisdiction is divided in its exercise between constitutional and federal cases which loom so largely in the public eye, and the great body of litigation between man and man, or even man and government, which has nothing to do ...
The office of chief justice is established under section 71 of the Constitution of Australia, which establishes the High Court as consisting of a chief justice and at least two other justices. The court was constituted by, and its first members were appointed under, the Judiciary Act 1903 , with the first appointments to the High Court ...
This includes all chief justices that can also be found in the subcategories. The main article for this category is High Court of Australia . For more information, see List of justices of the High Court of Australia .
There have been 49 men and seven women who have been appointed as justices of the High Court of Australia.Together, the judges are alumni of six Australian universities, two universities in the United Kingdom, three in the United States of America and one Barristers' Admission Board.
294 days Sir Isaac Isaacs Shortest serving Chief Justice: 1930 - 1931 This is a list of Australian chief justices by time in office. Chief justices of Australia Rank by length of term Chief Justice Appointed by Date of appointment Date of retirement Length of term Length of retirement Date of death Order by date 1 Barwick, Garfield Garfield Barwick Menzies, Robert Menzies 27 April 1964 (1964 ...
Susan Mary Kiefel AC KC (/ ˈ k iː f əl /; [1] [2] born 1954) is an Australian lawyer and barrister who was the 13th Chief Justice of Australia from 2017 to 2023. She concurrently served on the High Court of Australia from 2007 to 2023, previously being a judge of both the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal Court of Australia.