Justice of the High Court of Australia

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A Justice of the High Court of Australia is a senior judge serving on the nation’s highest court, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and making final decisions on significant legal appeals.

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Justice of the High Court of Australia canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
position of authority
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Australian Capital Territory
Commonwealth of Australia
States and territories of Australia
appointedBy Governor-General of Australia
appointmentOnAdviceOf Australian Government
Federal Executive Council
linked to: Executive Council
belongsToSystem Australian legal system
branchOfGovernment judicial branch
canSitAsFullCourt true
canSitAsSingleJustice true
country Australia
decisionIs final court of appeal in Australia
hasDuty apply and develop the common law of Australia
determine appeals from federal courts
determine appeals from state and territory supreme courts
exercise original jurisdiction conferred by federal statutes
exercise original jurisdiction conferred by the Constitution
give reasons for judgment
interpret the Constitution of Australia
participate in constitutional cases
provide final determination of significant legal questions
sit on Full Court hearings
hasEmployer Commonwealth of Australia
High Court of Australia
includesRole Chief Justice of Australia
Puisne Justice of the High Court of Australia
legalBasis Constitution of Australia
High Court of Australia Act 1979 (Cth)
locatedIn Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
minimumAgeRequirement no constitutional minimum age
numberOfPositions 7
partOf High Court of Australia
positionHeldIn Australian judiciary
rank highest court judge in Australia
removalGrounds incapacity
proved misbehaviour
removalProcess address from both Houses of the Parliament
requiresCitizenship Australian citizen (by convention)
requiresQualification legal qualification
substantial legal experience
style The Honourable Justice
termLength until age 70

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William Webb positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
H. V. Evatt positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Edmund Barton positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Stephen Gageler positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Stephen Gageler hasLegalTitle Justice of the High Court of Australia
Susan Kiefel positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Sir Owen Dixon positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Sir Harry Gibbs positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Anthony Mason positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
subject linked to: Sir Anthony Mason
Robert French positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Sir Ninian Stephen positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
John Toohey positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Mary Gaudron positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
John Leslie Toohey positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
subject linked to: Toohey
Gerard Brennan positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia
Michael McHugh positionHeld Justice of the High Court of Australia