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justices of the High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is composed of seven Justices: the Chief Justice of Australia and six other Justices. There have been 56 Justices who have served as Justices of the High Court since its formation under the ''Judiciary Act 1903''. ...

. Together, the judges are alumni of six

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

n universities, two universities in the United Kingdom, three in the United States of America and one Barristers' Admission Board.

Australia

University of Sydney

* Sydney Law School – 20 alumni *#

H. V. Evatt Herbert Vere Evatt, (30 April 1894 – 2 November 1965) was an Australian politician and judge. He served as a judge of the High Court of Australia from 1930 to 1940, Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs from 1941 to 1949, and l ...

*# Edward McTiernan *# Dudley Williams *# Frank Kitto *# Alan Taylor *#

Victor Windeyer Major General Sir William John Victor Windeyer, (28 July 1900 – 23 November 1987) was an Australian judge, soldier, educator, and a Justice of the High Court of Australia. Early life and career Windeyer was born in Sydney, into a legal famil ...

*# Garfield Barwick *# Cyril Walsh *# Anthony Mason *# Kenneth Jacobs *# Lionel Murphy *# William Deane *#

Mary Gaudron Mary Genevieve Gaudron (born 5 January 1943), is an Australian lawyer and judge, who was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was the Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 1981 until 1987 before her appointment to ...

*# William Gummow *# Michael Kirby *# Murray Gleeson *# Susan Crennan *#

Virginia Bell Virginia Bell may refer to: * Virginia Bell (judge) (born 1951), Australian judge * Virginia Bell (actress) (1934–2010), American topless actress * Virginia Bell (baseball) Virginia Bell (July 30, 1927 – April 19, 1994) was a pitcher and ...

*# Jacqueline Gleeson *# Jayne Jagot

University of Melbourne

Melbourne Law School Melbourne Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of the University of Melbourne. Located in Carlton, Victoria, Melbourne Law School is Australia's oldest law school, and offers J.D., LL.M, Ph.D, and LL.D degrees. In 2021-22, THE ...

– 14 alumni *# Isaac Isaacs *#

H. B. Higgins Henry Bournes Higgins KC (30 June 1851 – 13 January 1929) was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge. He served on the High Court of Australia from 1906 until his death in 1929, after briefly serving as Attorney-General of Australia in ...

Frank Gavan Duffy Sir Frank Gavan Duffy, KCMG, KC (29 February 1852 – 29 July 1936) was an Australian judge who served as the fourth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1931 to 1935. His total service on the High Court of Australia was from 1913 to ...

Hayden Starke Sir Hayden Erskine Starke KCMG (22 February 1871 – 14 May 1958) was an Australian judge who served on the High Court of Australia from 1920 to 1950. He was a prominent Melbourne barrister before his appointment to the court. Early life S ...

Owen Dixon Sir Owen Dixon (28 April 1886 – 7 July 1972) was an Australian judge and diplomat who served as the sixth Chief Justice of Australia. A judge of the High Court for thirty-five years, Dixon was one of the leading jurists in the English-s ...

*# John Latham *# Wilfred Fullagar *#

Douglas Menzies Sir Douglas Ian Menzies KBE (7 September 190729 November 1974) was an Australian judge, serving as a Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was also Chancellor of Monash University from 1968 until his death in 1974. Early life Menzies w ...

Ninian Stephen Sir Ninian Martin Stephen (15 June 1923 – 29 October 2017) was an Australian judge who served as the 20th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1982 to 1989. He was previously a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1972 to 198 ...

*# Keith Aickin *# Daryl Dawson – also completed a Master of Laws from Yale Law School *# Kenneth Hayne – also completed a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford *# Geoffrey Nettle – also completed a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford *# Simon Steward

University of Queensland

* University of Queensland – 6 alumni *# Charles Powers *# William Webb *# Harry Gibbs *# Gerard Brennan *#

Ian Callinan Ian David Francis Callinan Order of Australia, AC King's Counsel, KC (born 1 September 1937) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Education Born in Casino, New South Wales, Cal ...

Patrick Keane Patrick Anthony Keane (born 26 October 1952) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia and a former Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. He will soon join as a judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Early life an ...

– also completed a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford

University of Western Australia

* University of Western Australia – 5 alumni *#

Ronald Wilson Sir Ronald Darling Wilson, (23 August 192215 July 2005) was a distinguished Australian lawyer, judge and social activist serving on the High Court of Australia between 1979 and 1989 and as the President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportun ...

– also completed a Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania *# John Toohey *# Robert French *#

Michelle Gordon Michelle Marjorie Gordon (born 19 November 1964) is a Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was appointed to the High Court in June 2015. Prior to her appointment, she was a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, to which she was appoi ...

*# James Edelman – also completed a doctorate from Oxford and a Bachelor of Commerce from

Murdoch Murdoch ( , ) is an Irish/Scottish given name, as well as a surname. The name is derived from old Gaelic words ''mur'', meaning "sea" and ''murchadh'', meaning "sea warrior". The following is a list of notable people or entities with the name. ...

Australian National University

* Australian National University College of Law – 1 alumnus *# Stephen Gageler – also completed a Master of Laws from

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

United Kingdom

University of Cambridge

* University of Cambridge – 2 alumni *# Adrian Knox *# Susan Kiefel

University of Oxford

* University of Oxford – 5 alumni *# Dyson Heydon *#

*# Geoffrey Nettle *# Kenneth Hayne *# James Edelman

United States

Harvard University

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...

– 1 alumnus *# Stephen Gageler

University of Pennsylvania

* University of Pennsylvania – 1 alumnus *#

Yale University

* Yale Law School – 1 alumnus *# Daryl Dawson

No formal law school

* New South Wales Legal Profession Admission Board – 2 alumni *#

Michael McHugh Michael Hudson McHugh (born 1 November 1935) is a former justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Early years The son of a miner and steelworker, McHugh left school at 15 despite excelling ...

*# Susan Kiefel – also completed a Master of Laws from Cambridge