Jayne Margaret Jagot () is an Australian judge. She has been a Justice of the

High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is Australia's apex court. It exercises Original jurisdiction, original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Constitution of Australia, Australia's Constitution. The High Court was established fol ...

since 17 October 2022. She was previously a judge of the

Federal Court of Australia The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indic ...

and before that of the

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a court within the Australian court hierarchy established pursuant to the to hear environmental, development, building and planning disputes. The Court’s jurisdiction, confined to the state ...

Early life and education

Jagot was born in England, and migrated to Australia with her family in 1968. Jagot studied at

Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills High School (colloquially known as Baulko) is a government-funded academically selective co-educational secondary day school, located in Baulkham Hills in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The princi ...

before receiving an arts degree from

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...

in 1987. She subsequently received a law degree with first-class honours from the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

in 1991. While at the University of Sydney, she won the Butterworths Prize for Most Proficient in First Year, the Pitt Cobbett Prize for Administrative Law, the Sir Alexander Beattie Prize in Company Law, the Margaret Ethel Peden Prize in Real Property, the Minter Ellison Prize in Intellectual Property, and the Nancy Gordon Smith Prize for Honours."Swearing in of Judge Jayne Jagot", ''Attorney-General's Department'' (NSW). Accessed 21 April 2009.

Career

Jagot worked as a solicitor with Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now

King & Wood Mallesons King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is the largest global law firm in Asia. It has 30 offices and more than 3,500 legal professionals in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. Its predecessor firms include '' SJ Berwin'' of the United Kingdom's ...

) from 1992 to 2002, specialising in planning and environmental law. She was promoted to partner in 1997. She was admitted to the bar in 2002, after which she developed a successful practice as a barrister.

Land and Environment Court

Jagot was appointed as a Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales in 2006. She also served as an acting judge of the Equity Division of the

Supreme Court of New South Wales The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court i ...

for a period.

Federal Court

Jagot was appointed as a Judge of the

on 3 September 2008.

High Court

On 17 October 2022, Jagot was sworn in as a Justice of the

, replacing the retiring Justice Patrick Keane. On Jagot's appointment, the

had a majority of female Justices for the first time in its history.

Personal life

Jagot is married to former New South Wales Supreme Court judge and royal commissioner

Peter McClellan Peter David McClellan is a retired judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal who served between February 2013 and February 2018. McClellan was the Chief Royal Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual ...

References

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