Chief Justice of Australia
presiding justice of the High Court of Australia
The Chief Justice of Australia is the presiding Justice of the High Court of Australia and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Commonwealth of Australia. The current chief justice is Susan Kiefel, who is the first woman to hold the position.
| Chief Justice of Australia | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor-General of Australia |
| Term length | No set term, though retirement is mandatory at age 70 |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Samuel Griffith |
| Formation | 5 October 1903 |
| Salary | $584,520[1] |
| Website | [1] |
List change
| No. | Image | Chief Justice | Tenure | Nominating Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sir Samuel Griffith GCMG, KC (21 June 1845 – 9 August 1920) |
5 October 1903 – 17 October 1919 (16 years) |
Alfred Deakin |
| 2 | 
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Sir Adrian Knox KCMG, KC (29 November 1863 – 27 April 1932) |
18 October 1919 – 31 March 1930 (10 years, 5 months) |
Billy Hughes |
| 3 | 
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Sir Isaac Isaacs KCMG, KC (6 June 1855 – 11 February 1948) |
2 April 1930 – 21 January 1931 (9 months) |
James Scullin |
| 4 | 
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Sir Frank Gavan Duffy KCMG, KC (29 February 1852 – 29 July 1936) |
22 January 1931 – 1 October 1935 (4 years, 8 months) |
James Scullin |
| 5 | 
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Sir John Latham GCMG, QC (26 August 1877 – 25 July 1964) |
11 October 1935 – 7 April 1952 (16 years, 5 months) |
Joseph Lyons |
| 6 | 
|
Sir Owen Dixon OM, GCMG, QC (28 April 1886 – 7 July 1972) |
18 April 1952 – 13 April 1964 (11 years, 11 months) |
Sir Robert Menzies |
| 7 | 
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Sir Garfield Barwick AK, GCMG, QC (22 June 1903 – 13 July 1997) |
27 April 1964 – 11 February 1981 (16 years, 9 months) |
Sir Robert Menzies |
| 8 | 
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Sir Harry Gibbs GCMG, AC, KBE, QC (7 February 1917 – 25 June 2005) |
12 February 1981 – 5 February 1987 (5 years, 11 months) |
Malcolm Fraser |
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Sir Anthony Mason AC, KBE, QC (born 21 April 1925) |
6 February 1987 – 20 April 1995 (8 years, 2 months) |
Bob Hawke |
| 10 |
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Sir Gerard Brennan AC, KBE, QC (22 May 1928 – 1 June 2022) |
21 April 1995 – 21 May 1998 (3 years, 1 month) |
Paul Keating |
| 11 | 
|
Murray Gleeson AC, QC (born 30 August 1938) |
22 May 1998 – 29 August 2008 (10 years, 3 months) |
John Howard |
| 12 | 
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Robert French AC (born 19 March 1947) |
1 September 2008 – 29 January 2017 (8 years, 4 months) |
Kevin Rudd |
| 13 | 
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Susan Kiefel AC, QC (born 17 January 1954) |
30 January 2017 – present (7 years, 2 months) |
Malcolm Turnbull |
References change
- ↑ Gothe-Snape, Jackson. "High Court: Meet the men and women behind the bench". ABC News. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
