 AUSTRALIA | AUSTRALIAN HIGH COURT |
The High Court is Australia's final court of appeal. The Court
is established under the Australian Constitution. Judges must
retire at age 70.
See the Australian Constitution for more on the High Court.
Appeals to the Privy Council have now ceased.
The 7 judges of the High Court are:
Appointed Age 70 State Retired
Date by
1 Robert French (CJ) 2008 Labor 2017 WA
2 Michael Kirby 1996 Labor 2009 NSW
3 William Gummow 1995 Labor 2012 NSW
4 John Dyson Heydon 2002 Liberal 2013 NSW
5 Kenneth Hayne 1997 Liberal 2015 VIC
6 Susan Crennan 2006 Liberal 2016 VIC
7 Susan Kiefel 2007 Liberal 2024 QLD
Retired Judges
Murray Gleeson (CJ) 1998 Liberal 2008 NSW 2008
Ian Callinan 1998 Liberal 2007 QLD 2007
Michael McHugh 1989 Labor 2005 NSW 2005
Mary Gaudron 1987 2013 NSW 2002
Sir Daryl Dawson 1982 1997 VIC 1997
John Toohey 1987 2000 1998
Sir Gerard Brennan 1981 1998 1998
Notes
Aug97 Liberals appoint Hayne, regarded as very conservative.
Dec97 Liberals appoint Callinan, reported as a conservative and Mabo critic.
Apr98 Liberals appoint Murray Gleeson (59 CJ NSW Supreme Ct) as Chief Justice to replace Brennan CJ.
Dec02 Liberals replace Gaurron with Heydon, reported as very conservative.
 | Database |