Geoffrey Arthur Akeroyd Nettle (born 1950) was an Australian judge who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 2015 to 2020, becoming the oldest person ever appointed to the court at age 64. He had previously served as a judge of Victoria's Court of Appeal, and retired from the High Court on 30 November 2020.
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RoleFormer Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Classification
Field of LawCommercial and Business Law 1 Role
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Prior to his appointment to the High Court, he served as a judge at the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, where he presided from June 2004 to 2015.
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Geoffrey Arthur Akeroyd Nettle (born 2 December 1950) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy, who served from 3 February 2015 to 30 November 2020.
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His major areas of practice were commercial law, taxation, constitutional law and administrative law.
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Geoffrey Arthur Akeroyd Nettle (born 2 December 1950) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy, who served from 3 February 2015 to 30 November 2020.
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is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy
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P569 (date of birth): 1950
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P569 (date of birth): 1950-12-02
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P19 (place of birth): Cottesloe
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