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James EdelmanMichelle GordonGeoffrey NettlePatrick KeaneStephen GagelerVirginia BellRobert FrenchSusan KiefelSusan CrennanDyson HeydonMurray GleesonIan CallinanKenneth HayneMichael Kirby (judge)William GummowMichael McHugh (judge)Mary GaudronJohn Toohey (judge)Daryl DawsonWilliam DeaneGerard BrennanRonald WilsonKeith AickinLionel MurphyKenneth JacobsAnthony Mason (judge)Ninian StephenHarry GibbsCyril WalshGarfield BarwickWilliam Owen (judge)Victor WindeyerDouglas MenziesAlan Taylor (Australian judge)Frank KittoWilfred FullagarWilliam Webb (judge)Dudley Williams (judge)John Latham (judge)Edward McTiernanH. V. EvattOwen DixonHayden StarkeAdrian KnoxGeorge RichAlbert PiddingtonCharles PowersFrank Gavan DuffyH. B. HigginsIsaac IsaacsRichard O'Connor (politician)Edmund BartonSamuel Griffith
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          Chief Justice •        Seat 1 •        Seat 2 •        Seat 3 •        Seat 4 •        Seat 5 •        Seat 6 •        Seat 7 •        Minister to Japan  •        International Military Tribunal for the Far East 
Justice Term start and end[1] Days in office Replaced Prime Minister at
time of appointment 		Prior position Ref.
No. Name
(lived) 		State Overall term Term as Chief Justice Overall term Term as Chief Justice
1 Sir Samuel Griffith
(1845–1920) 		Queensland 5 Oct 1903 –
17 Oct 1919 		5 Oct 1903 –
17 Oct 1919 		16 years, 12 days 16 years, 12 days Inaugural Deakin Chief Justice of Queensland [2][3]
2 Sir Edmund Barton
(1849–1920) 		New South Wales 5 Oct 1903 –
7 Jan 1920
—
 16 years, 94 days 0 days
—
 Inaugural Deakin Prime Minister of Australia &
Member of Parliament for Hunter 		[4][5]
3 Richard O'Connor
(1851–1912) 		New South Wales 5 Oct 1903 –
18 Nov 1912[†]
—
 9 years, 44 days 0 days
—
 Inaugural Deakin Vice-President of the Executive Council&
Senator for New South Wales 		[6][7]
4 Sir Isaac Isaacs
(1855–1948) 		Victoria 12 Oct 1906 –
21 Jan 1931[♦] 		2 Apr 1930 –
21 Jan 1931[♦] 		24 years, 101 days 294 days New position (as justice);
Knox (as chief justice) 		Deakin (as justice);
Scullin (as chief justice) 		Attorney General of Australia &
Member of Parliament for Indi 		[8][9]
5 Henry Bournes Higgins
(1851–1929) 		Victoria 13 Oct 1906 –
13 Jan 1929[†]
—
 22 years, 92 days 0 days
—
 New position Deakin Member of Parliament
for Northern Melbourne 		[10][11]
6 Sir Frank Gavan Duffy
(1852–1936) 		Victoria 1 Feb 1913 –
1 Oct 1935 		22 Jan 1931 –
1 Oct 1935 		22 years, 242 days 4 years, 252 days O'Connor (as justice);
Isaacs (as chief justice) 		Fisher (as justice);
Scullin (as chief justice) 		King's Counsel, Victorian Bar [12][13]
7 Sir Charles Powers
(1853–1939) 		Queensland 5 Mar 1913 –
22 Jul 1929
—
 16 years, 139 days 0 days
—
 New position Fisher Commonwealth Crown Solicitor [14][15]
8 Albert Piddington
(1862–1945) 		New South Wales 6 Mar 1913 –
5 Apr 1913
—
 30 days 0 days
—
 New position Fisher King's Counsel, New South Wales Bar [16][17]
9 Sir George Rich
(1863–1956) 		New South Wales 5 Apr, 1913 –
3 May, 1950
—
 37 years, 28 days 0 days
—
 Piddington Fisher Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales [18][19]
10 Sir Adrian Knox
(1863–1932) 		New South Wales 18 Oct 1919 –
2 Apr 1930 		18 Oct 1919 –
2 Apr 1930 		10 years, 166 days 10 years, 166 days Griffith Hughes King's Counsel, New South Wales Bar [20][21]
11 Sir Hayden Starke
(1871–1958) 		Victoria 5 Feb 1920 –
31 Jan 1950
—
 29 years, 360 days 0 days
—
 Barton Hughes Barrister, Victorian Bar [22][23]
12 Sir Owen Dixon
(1886–1972) 		Victoria 4 Feb 1929 –
13 Apr 1964 		18 Apr 1952 –
13 Apr 1964 		35 years, 69 days 11 years, 361 days Higgins (as justice);
Latham (as chief justice) 		Bruce (as justice);
Menzies (as chief justice) 		King's Counsel, Victorian Bar [24][25]
13 Herbert Vere Evatt
(1894–1965) 		New South Wales 19 Dec 1930 –
15 Oct 1940
—
 9 years, 301 days 0 days
—
 Powers Scullin Member of Parliament (NSW)
for Balmain 		[26][27]
14 Sir Edward McTiernan
(1892–1990) 		New South Wales 20 Dec 1930 –
12 Sept 1976
—
 45 years, 267 days 0 days
—
 Knox Scullin Member of Parliament for Parkes [28][29]
15 Sir John Latham
(1877–1964) 		Victoria 11 Oct 1935 –
7 Apr 1952[A] 		11 Oct 1935 –
7 Apr 1952[A] 		16 years, 179 days[A] 16 years, 179 days[A] Gavan Duffy Lyons Attorney General of Australia,
Minister for External Affairs &
Member of Parliament for Kooyong
16 Sir Dudley Williams
(1889–1963) 		New South Wales 15 Oct 1940 –
31 Jul 1958
—
 17 years, 289 days 0 days
—
 Evatt Menzies Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales
17 Sir William Webb
(1887–1972) 		Queensland 16 May 1946[B] –
16 May 1958
—
 12 years, 0 days[B] 0 days
—
 New position (vacant since retirement of Isaacs) Menzies Chief Justice of Queensland
18 Sir Wilfred Fullagar
(1892–1961) 		Victoria 8 Feb 1950 –
9 Jul 1961[†]
—
 11 years, 151 days 0 days
—
 Starke Menzies Judge, Supreme Court of Victoria
19 Sir Frank Kitto
(1833–1915) 		New South Wales 10 May 1950 –
1 Aug 1970
—
 20 years, 83 days 0 days
—
 Rich Menzies King's Counsel, New South Wales Bar
20 Sir Alan Taylor
(1901–1969) 		New South Wales 3 Sep 1952 –
3 Aug 1969[†]
—
 16 years, 334 days 0 days
—
 Latham Menzies Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales
21 Sir Douglas Menzies
(1907–1974) 		Victoria 12 Jun 1958 –
19 Nov 1964[†]
—
 16 years, 160 days 0 days
—
 Webb Menzies Queen's Counsel, Victorian Bar
22 Sir Victor Windeyer
(1900–1987) 		New South Wales 8 Sep 1958 –
29 Feb 1972
—
 13 years, 174 days 0 days
—
 Williams Menzies Queen's Counsel, New South Wales Bar
23 Sir William Owen
(1899–1972) 		New South Wales 22 Sep 1961 –
31 Mar 1972[†]
—
 10 years, 191 days 0 days
—
 Fullagar Menzies Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales
24 Sir Garfield Barwick
(1903–1997) 		New South Wales 27 Apr 1964 –
11 Feb 1981 		27 Apr 1964 –
11 Feb 1981 		16 years, 290 days 16 years, 290 days Dixon Menzies Attorney General of Australia,
Minister for External Affairs &
Member of Parliament for Parramatta
25 Sir Cyril Walsh
(1909–1973) 		New South Wales 20 Sep 1969 –
29 Nov 1973[†]
—
 4 years, 70 days 0 days
—
 Taylor Gorton Judge, New South Wales Court of Appeal
26 Sir Harry Gibbs
(1917–2005) 		Queensland 4 Aug 1970 –
5 Feb 1987 		12 Feb 1981 –
5 Feb 1987 		16 years, 185 days 5 years, 358 days Kitto (as justice);
Barwick (as chief justice) 		Gorton (as justice);
Fraser (as chief justice) 		Judge, Federal Court of Bankruptcy
27 Sir Ninian Stephen
(1923–2017) 		Victoria 1 Mar 1972 –
11 May 1982[♦]
—
 10 years, 71 days 0 days
—
 Windeyer McMahon Judge, Supreme Court of Victoria
28 Sir Anthony Mason
(born 1925) 		New South Wales 7 Aug 1972 –
20 Apr 1995 		6 Feb 1987 –
20 Apr 1995 		22 years, 256 days 8 years, 73 days Owen (as justice);
Gibbs (as chief justice) 		McMahon (as justice);
Hawke (as chief justice) 		Judge, New South Wales Court of Appeal
29 Sir Kenneth Jacobs
(1917–2015) 		New South Wales 8 Feb 1974 –
6 Apr 1979
—
 5 years, 57 days 0 days
—
 Walsh Whitlam President, New South Wales Court of Appeal
30 Lionel Murphy
(1922–1986) 		New South Wales 10 Feb 1975 –
21 Oct 1986[†]
—
 11 years, 253 days 0 days
—
 Menzies Whitlam Attorney General of Australia,
Senator for New South Wales
31 Sir Keith Aickin
(1916–1982) 		Victoria 20 Sep 1976 –
18 Jun 1982[†]
—
 5 years, 271 days 0 days
—
 McTiernan Fraser Queen's Counsel, Victorian Bar
32 Sir Ronald Wilson
(1922–2005) 		Western Australia 19 May 1979 –
13 Feb 1989
—
 9 years, 270 days 0 days
—
 Jacobs Fraser Solicitor-General of Western Australia
Queen's Counsel, Western Australian Bar
33 Sir Gerard Brennan
(born 1928) 		Queensland 12 Feb 1981 –
21 May 1998 		21 Apr 1995 –
21 May 1998 		17 years, 98 days 3 years, 30 days Barwick (as justice);
Mason (as chief justice) 		Fraser (as justice);
Keating (as chief justice) 		Judge, Federal Court of Australia
34 Sir William Deane
(born 1931) 		New South Wales 27 Jul 1982 –
10 Nov 1995[♦]
—
 13 years, 106 days 0 days
—
 Stephen Fraser Judge, Federal Court of Australia
35 Sir Daryl Dawson
born 1933 		Victoria 16 Aug 1982 –
15 Aug 1997
—
 14 years, 364 days 0 days
—
 Aickin Fraser Solicitor-General of Victoria
Queen's Counsel, Victorian Bar
36 John Toohey
(1930–2015) 		Western Australia 6 Feb 1987 –
2 Feb 1998
—
 10 years, 361 days 0 days
—
 Murphy Hawke Judge, Federal Court of Australia
37 Mary Gaudron
(born 1943) 		New South Wales 6 Feb 1987 –
10 Feb 2003
—
 16 years, 4 days 0 days
—
 Gibbs Hawke Solicitor General for New South Wales
Queen's Counsel, New South Wales Bar
38 Michael McHugh
(born 1935) 		New South Wales 14 Feb 1989 –
31 Oct 2005
—
 16 years, 259 days 0 days
—
 Wilson Hawke Judge, New South Wales Court of Appeal
39 William Gummow
(born 1942) 		New South Wales 21 Apr 1995 –
8 Oct 2012
—
 17 years, 170 days 0 days
—
 Mason Keating Judge, Federal Court of Australia
40 Michael Kirby
(born 1939) 		New South Wales 6 Feb 1996 –
2 Feb 2009
—
 12 years, 362 days 0 days
—
 Deane Keating President, New South Wales Court of Appeal
41 Kenneth Hayne
(born 1945) 		Victoria 22 Sep 1997 –
4 Jun 2015
—
 17 years, 255 days 0 days
—
 Dawson Howard Judge, Victorian Court of Appeal
42 Ian Callinan
(born 1937) 		Queensland 3 Feb 1998 –
31 Aug 2007
—
 9 years, 209 days 0 days
—
 Toohey Howard Queen's Counsel, Queensland Bar
43 Murray Gleeson
(born 1938) 		New South Wales 22 May 1998 –
29 Aug 2008 		22 May 1998 –
29 Aug 2008 		10 years, 99 days 10 years, 99 days Brennan Howard Chief Justice of New South Wales
44 John Dyson Heydon
(born 1943) 		New South Wales 10 Feb 2003 –
28 Feb 2013
—
 10 years, 18 days 0 days
—
 Gaudron Howard Judge, New South Wales Court of Appeal
45 Susan Crennan
(born 1945) 		Victoria 8 Nov 2005 –
2 Feb 2015
—
 9 years, 86 days 0 days
—
 McHugh Howard Judge, Federal Court of Australia
46 Susan Kiefel
(born 1954)[C] 		Queensland 3 Sep 2007 –
present 		30 Jan 2017 –
present 		16 years, 254 days[D] 7 years, 105 days[D] Callinan (as justice);
French (as chief justice) 		Howard (as justice);
Turnbull (as chief justice) 		Judge, Federal Court of Australia
47 Robert French
(born 1947) 		Western Australia 1 Sep 2008 –
29 Jan 2017 		1 Sep 2008 –
29 Jan 2017 		8 years, 150 days 8 years, 150 days Gleeson Rudd Judge, Federal Court of Australia
48 Virginia Bell
(born 1951)[E] 		New South Wales 3 Feb 2009 –
present
—
 15 years, 101 days[D] 0 days
—
 Kirby Rudd Judge, New South Wales Court of Appeal
49 Stephen Gageler
(born 1958)[F] 		New South Wales 9 Oct 2012 –
present
—
 11 years, 218 days[D] 0 days
—
 Gummow Gillard Solicitor-General of Australia
Senior Counsel, New South Wales Bar
50 Patrick Keane
(born 1952)[G] 		Queensland 1 Mar 2013 –
present
—
 11 years, 74 days[D] 0 days
—
 Heydon Gillard Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia
51 Geoffrey Nettle
(born 1950)[H] 		Victoria 3 Feb 2015 –
present
—
 9 years, 101 days[D] 0 days
—
 Crennan Abbott Judge, Victorian Court of Appeal
52 Michelle Gordon
(born 1964)[I] 		Victoria 9 Jun 2015 –
present
—
 8 years, 340 days[D] 0 days
—
 Hayne Abbott Judge, Federal Court of Australia
53 James Edelman
(born 1974)[J] 		Western Australia 30 Jan 2017 –
present
—
 7 years, 105 days[D] 0 days
—
 French Turnbull Judge, Federal Court of Australia
No. Name
(lived) 		State Overall term Term as Chief Justice Overall term Term as Chief Justice Replaced Prime Minister at
time of appointment 		Prior position Ref.
Justice Term start and end Days in office
  1. ^ a b c d Latham took leave from the High Court between 12 November 1940 and 31 December 1941[30] (a period of 1 year, 49 days) to serve as Minister to Japan. Excluding his period of leave his total service on the High Court (as Justice and as Chief Justice) was 15 years, 130 days.
  2. ^ a b Webb was appointed on 16 May 1946 as President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East with the status of a High Court judge. He returned to Australia in late 1948 and only sat on the High Court for the first time on 22 February 1949.[31] The period between his appointment and his first sitting was 2 years, 282 days. Excluding his period of service in Japan, Webb's total service on the High Court was 9 years, 83 days.
  3. ^ Age 70, mandatory retirement date: 17 Jan 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h As of 14 May 2024
  5. ^ Age 72, mandatory retirement date: 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ Age 65, mandatory retirement date: 5 July 2028.
  7. ^ Age 71, mandatory retirement date: 26 October 2022.
  8. ^ Age 73, mandatory retirement date: 2 December 2020.
  9. ^ Age 59, mandatory retirement date: 19 November 2034.
  10. ^ Age 50, mandatory retirement date: 9 January 2044.

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, George; Brennan, Sean; Lynch, Andrew, eds. (2018). "Appendix 5: Justices of the High Court of Australia". Blackshield and Williams Australian constitutional law and theory : commentary and materials (7th ed.). Leichhardt: The Federation Press. pp. 1460–1464. ISBN 9781760021511.
  2. ^ Joyce, R. B. (1983). "Griffith, Sir Samuel Walker (1845–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 13–20.
  4. ^ Rutledge, Martha (1979). "Barton, Sir Edmund (Toby) (1849–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 21–29.
  6. ^ Rutledge, Martha (1988). "O'Connor, Richard Edward (Dick) (1851–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,. Retrieved 25 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 30–35.
  8. ^ Cowan, Zelman (1983). "Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 37–39, 40–50.
  10. ^ Rickard, John (1983). "Higgins, Henry Bournes (1851–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 37–39, 51–58.
  12. ^ Finlay, H. A. (1981). "Duffy, Sir Frank Gavan (1852–1936)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  13. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 62–68.
  14. ^ Forster, Colin (1988). "Powers, Sir Charles (1853–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  15. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 69–76.
  16. ^ Roe, Michael (1988). "Piddington, Albert Bathurst (1862–1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  17. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 77–83.
  18. ^ Merralls, J. D. (1988). "Rich, Sir George Edward (1863–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  19. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 84–90.
  20. ^ Rutledge, Martha (1983). "Knox, Sir Adrian (1863–1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  21. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 91–98.
  22. ^ Merralls, J. D. (1990). "Starke, Sir Hayden Erskine (1871–1958)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  23. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 99–107.
  24. ^ Anderson, Grant; Dawson, Darryl (1996). "Dixon, Sir Owen (1886–1972)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  25. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 111–122.
  26. ^ Bolton, G.C. (1996). "Evatt, Herbert Vere (Bert) (1894–1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  27. ^ Fricke 1986, pp. 123–133.
  28. ^ Williams, John M.; Wheeler, Fiona (2012). "McTiernan, Sir Edward Aloysius (Eddie) (1892–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  29. ^ Kirby, Michael (1991). "Sir Edward McTiernan - A Centenary Reflection" (PDF). Federal Law Review. 20 (2): 165. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  30. ^ Evatt, H. V. (31 December 1941). "Termination of the Period of Leave of Abence Granted to the Right Honorable Sir John Latham, G.C.M.G., Chief Justice of the High Court". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National: 1901–1973) (Issue No. 279): 2967. Retrieved 19 January 2020. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  31. ^ "High Court, now". The Courier-Mail. 23 February 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Fricke, Graham (1986), Judges of the High Court, Hawthorn: Hutchinson of Australia, ISBN 0091571502
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