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Prior to the creation of the Federal Court of Australia in 1976, this was primarily the Supreme Courts of the States. Since 1976, a number of justices of the Federal Court have been appointed to the High Court. A small number of justices served on both a State Supreme Court and the Federal Court before being appointed to the High Court.
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.
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 ...
Solicitor-General of Australia: Australian National University Harvard University: Michelle Gordon AC: Vic: 9 June 2015: 19 November 2034: Peter Cosgrove: Tony Abbott Federal Court of Australia: University of Western Australia: James Edelman: WA: 30 January 2017: 9 January 2044: Malcolm Turnbull Supreme Court of Western Australia Federal Court ...
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 .
Robert Beech-Jones is an Australian judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Australia in 2023, and previously served as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 2012 to 2023. Early life and education
Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson (born 7 March 1966) is an Australian judge. She has been a Justice of the High Court of Australia since 1 March 2021, and was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, based in Sydney, from April 2014 to February 2021. [2]