Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania›Australia›All AustraliaBrowse ByAll AustraliaAustralia 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.FactsAll AustraliaSourcesComments (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 1All AustraliaFilter 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 OceaniaAlan TaylorModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaAlbert PiddingtonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaAnthony MasonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaCharles PowersModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaCyril WalshModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaDaryl DawsonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaDouglas MenziesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaDudley WilliamsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaDyson HeydonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaEdmund BartonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaEdward McTiernanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaFrank Gavan DuffyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaFrank KittoModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaGarfield BarwickModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaGeoffrey NettleModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaGeorge RichModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaGerard BrennanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaH. 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EvattModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaHarry GibbsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaHayden StarkeModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaIan CallinanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaIsaac IsaacsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaJacqueline GleesonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaJames EdelmanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaJayne JagotModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaJohn LathamModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaJohn TooheyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaKeith AickinModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaKenneth HayneModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaKenneth JacobsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaLaurence StreetModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaLionel MurphyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaMary GaudronModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaMichael KirbyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaMichael McHughModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaMichelle GordonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaMurray GleesonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaNinian StephenModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaOwen DixonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaPatrick KeaneModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaRichard O'ConnorModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaRobert Beech-JonesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaRobert FrenchModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaRonald WilsonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaSamuel GriffithModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaSimon StewardModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaStephen GagelerModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and OceaniaSusan CrennanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania12Next →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.