Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania›AustraliaGroupAustraliaAustralia gathers the Justices of the High Court of Australia, the country's highest court since its 1903 founding under the Commonwealth Constitution. The High Court has decided the foundational cases of Australian federalism and constitutional interpretation, from the Engineers' Case reshaping Commonwealth-state power through the Mabo decision recognizing native title, and its bench spans the court's inaugural justices to its current sitting members.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedJudges of the High Court of Australia, the apex court of the Australian legal system. 1Formation YearWell-attested1903 CE 1Browse ByAll AustraliaAustralia58 entriesAustraliaFilter Results58 entriesRoleAllBarrister (5)Chief Justice (7)Diplomat (2)Judge (49)Jurist (4)Lawyer (11)Politician (10)Legal SystemAllAustralian Law (53)Common Law (3)Law of the United Kingdom (1)Law of the United States (1)Field of LawAllAdministrative Law (2)Civil / Private Law (3)Commercial and Business Law (9)Common Law (3)Comparative Law (1)Constitutional Law (20)Criminal Law (4)Environmental Law (1)Family Law (2)Human Rights Law (5)International Law (3)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (3)Nationality or JurisdictionAllAustralia (56)United States (1)Court Served OnAllFederal Court of Australia (11)High Court of Australia (53)Supreme Court of New South Wales (1)GenderAllFemale (7)Male (48)Era (Birth Decade)All1845 (1)1849 (1)1851 (1)1852 (1)1853 (1)1855 (1)1862 (1)1863 (2)1871 (1)1886 (1)1889 (1)1892 (2)1894 (1)1900 (1)1903 (2)1907 (1)1909 (1)1916 (1)1917 (1)1922 (2)1923 (1)1926 (1)1928 (1)1931 (1)1933 (1)1935 (1)1937 (1)1938 (1)1939 (1)1942 (1)1943 (2)1945 (2)1947 (1)1950 (1)1952 (1)1954 (1)1958 (1)1964 (1)1966 (1)1969 (1)1974 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Adrian KnoxModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksAlan TaylorModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania1 linkAlbert PiddingtonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksAnthony MasonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksCharles PowersModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksCyril WalshModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksDaryl DawsonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksDouglas MenziesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksDudley WilliamsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksDyson HeydonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksEdmund BartonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksEdward McTiernanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksFrank Gavan DuffyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksFrank KittoModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksGarfield BarwickModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksGeoffrey NettleModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksGeorge RichModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksGerard BrennanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksH. B. HigginsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksH. V. EvattModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksHarry GibbsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksHayden StarkeModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksIan CallinanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksIsaac IsaacsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksJacqueline GleesonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksJames EdelmanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksJayne JagotModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksJohn LathamModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksJohn TooheyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksKeith AickinModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksKenneth HayneModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksKenneth JacobsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksLaurence StreetModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksLionel MurphyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksMary GaudronModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksMichael KirbyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksMichael McHughModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksMichelle GordonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania4 linksMurray GleesonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksNinian StephenModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksOwen DixonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksPatrick KeaneModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksRichard O'ConnorModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksRobert Beech-JonesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksRobert FrenchModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksRonald WilsonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksSamuel GriffithModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksSimon StewardModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania4 linksStephen GagelerModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania3 linksSusan CrennanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania2 linksShowing 1 to 50 of 58, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. High Court of Australia (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaHigh Court of Australia, lead sectionThe High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system.High Court of Australia, establishment sentenceThe High Court was established following the passage of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.