Lipman karas was major sponsor of the inaugural hal international legal conference. Susan kiefel sworn in as first female chief justice of the. Susan mary kiefel ac is the chief justice of australia, in office since 30 january 2017. Susan kiefel felt that men and women could possess equally the most important judicial qualities. Susan kiefel ac will be appointed in place of cj robert french ac, following his retirement in january next year. Before her appointment to the high court of australia in 2007, susan worked together with professor rosalind croucher am, at the alrc. Kiefel, susan mary woman the australian womens register australian womens archives project is a biographical, bibliographical and archival database of australian women with links to related articles and images. Sep 17, 2019 susan mary kiefel is the chief justice of australia, in office since 30 january 2017. Maybe after all his terrible deeds over the last decade he wants to leave something special behind as his career nears its end.
Murray gleesons contribution to the development of criminal law hon justice margaret mcmurdo ac. Kiefel s appointment to the high court marks the first time there will be two women on the sevenmember bench in the courts 104year history. Susan kiefel, high court judge webdiary founded and. Thomson reuters offers its warmest congratulations to the hon justice susan kiefel ac on her appointment as chief justice of the high court of australia, and to the hon justice james edelman on his appointment to the court. View papers by, and related to the honourable chief justice susan kiefel ac. Susan kiefel becomes first woman appointed as high court chief. Nov 28, 2016 the turnbull government has appointed susan kiefel as chief justice the first woman to lead the high court of australia replacing robert french, who retires from the bench in january. But instead, turnbull is about to publish a book next week titled a bigger picture which i have no doubt will be full of lies sprinkled with some truth. Nov 30, 2016 now, three decades later, a particularly resilient glass ceiling has been shattered with the announcement that susan kiefel will preside as chief justice, filling the vacancy created by robert frenchs retirement. After almost a decade on the high court, she is the secondmostsenior judge after the chief justice. Her appointment was announced alongside that of 42yearold james edelman to the. His eye for utility and perfection went as far as the construction of the book trolleys wheeled into court. Susan kiefel sworn in as first female chief justice of the high court.
Australias new chief justice, susan kiefel, does not look like the capitalc conservative that a coalition mp once famously wished for. Justice kiefel told fairfax media she was deeply honoured by the appointment and very conscious of the responsibilities of the office of chief. Swearingin of the hon justice susan kiefel hearsay. The latest part of alj includes the following articles. Posts 30th november 2016 kiefel appointment is refreshing, but greater diversity is an ongoing task. Australia appoints first female high court chief justice. Australian women lawyers president annmaree david hints at the appointment as a positive sign for the push for gender equality. Nov 28, 2016 womens exclusion from legal and political power for much of last century makes susan kiefels appointment all the more significant. At the time of her appointment she was a judge of the federal court of australia and the supreme court of. But what is the significance of a woman as chief justice.
Todays news, as welcome as it is unsurprising, officially confirms that the next high court will be the kiefel court. I can scarcely remember an appointment to this court which was so seamless. Here are some features of the new court that will commence on 30th january 2017. When susan kiefel left school at the age of 15 in 1969, as did many young women in. Following a now familiar pattern in announcing the appointment of a woman judge. Susan kiefel s appointment as chief justice of the high court is politically astute. Contract, tort, equity and intellectual property was the inspiration for my own phd thesis. On 5 october 2007, there was a special sitting of the high court of australia at sydney to welcome her honour. This entry was posted in news, opinions by katy barnett. Born and raised in queensland, justice kiefel left school at age 15 to pursue a career as a secretary. At the time of her appointment she was a judge of the federal court of australia and the supreme court of norfolk island.
Start of the susan kiefel high court the australian. When susan kiefel takes her seat as australias th chief justice of the high court of australia in january she will preside over a court comprised of 4 men and 3 womena state of affairs that justice mary gaudron could have hardly conceived of on her appointment in 1987 and one that would have been entirely unimaginable in 1903 when the. In october 1993, less than 18 months after her appointment, susan kiefel was appointed to the federal court. Members of the trailblazing women and the law project team are delighted by the appointment of susan kiefel as chief justice of the high court of australia. The honourable susan mary kiefel was appointed chief justice of the high court of australia on 30 january 2017, having served as a justice of the high court since 3 september 2007. She is the longestserving member of the court and will become the th chief justice, the first woman chief justice and the fourth chief justice from queensland. Your appointment to this court has been widely welcomed. Australias national resource industry employer group, amma congratulates justice susan kiefel on her appointment as the next chief justice of the high court. Amma congratulates susan kiefel on appointment as first.
Ius comparatum global studies in comparative law, vol 7. Susan kiefel becomes australias first female high court. Susan kiefel made her pledge to the high court this morning also using the occasion to pay her respects to the first female to be appointed to the high court bench. Please find further details about the conference speakers and available papers below.
Susan kiefels appointment as the th chief justice is an. Jan 30, 2017 susan kiefel has been sworn in as chief justice of the high court of australia. The appointment of judges thus is a responsibility of the executive of the polity concerned, in accordance with applicable. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. She served as a judge of the supreme court of queensland in 199394 before joining the federal court. The following table contains the details of the 48 men and five women who have ever been appointed as justices of the high court of australia. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your susan kiefel family tree. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and. Chief justice susan kiefel ac delivers keynote address for. Selected speechesarticles by chief justice kiefel ac. A lecture presented by the hon justice susan kiefel ac and professor cheryl saunders at the xix international congress of comparative law, vienna, austria, july 2014, to be published in the springer, just gentium collection, mid 2015. High court chief justice susan kiefel gives capilano honey the green light to poison the australian public by shane dowling on october 12, 2019 11 comments the high court of australia, on thursday the 101019, dismissed my applications to have 3 of kerry stokes frivolous and vexatious slapp lawsuits against me transferred from the. Indeed, his book based on his phd thesis, gainbased damages.
Her appointment alongside incumbent justice susan crennan marked the first time two. At the time of her appointment she was a judge of the new south wales court of. Prime minister malcolm turnbull, in announcing the appointment, described justice kiefel s story as an inspiration. Justice susan kiefel will become the first female chief justice to the high court the highest judicial office in the land. Nov 29, 2016 justice susan kiefel pictured has made history in the high court today, becoming the first ever woman to assume the role of chief justice in the institutions 1 years. Chief justice of the high court susan kiefel after her swearing in. Susan kiefel and the politics of judicial diversity inside. Jun 23, 2016 maybe this is premature especulation, but ive got susan kiefel as specials to become the next chief justice of australia. The hon justice susan kiefel appointments on 3 september 2007, the hon justice susan kiefel was sworn in as a justice of the high court of australia. Following a now familiar pattern in announcing the appointment of a woman judge, george brandis was keen to point out that every step kiefel had taken in her career was a step that she took on. The vacancy opened up by her appointment will be filled, in turn, by the federal courts james edelman.
Before chief justice kiefels appointment to the high court of australia in 2007, her honour served as a judge of supreme court of queensland 199394. Dec 05, 2016 thomson reuters offers its warmest congratulations to the hon justice susan kiefel ac on her appointment as chief justice of the high court of australia, and to the hon justice james edelman on his appointment to the court. The alrc president made the statement amid what has been widely described as a historic, landmark appointment. The hon chief justice susan kiefel ac llm cantab the honourable susan mary kiefel was appointed chief justice of the high court of australia on 30 january 2017, having served as a justice of the high court since 3 september 2007.
Justice kiefel is the first woman to sit in australias hightest judicial role in 1 years, and replaces robert french. Kiefel appointment is refreshing, but greater diversity is an ongoing task. The prime minister said justice kiefel s appointment effective from january 30 showed that even paralegals and legal secretaries could make it to the top of the profession. Its been a long time coming, writes kcasey mcloughlin from the university of newcastle, but for the first time a woman will preside as chief justice of australias high court. Australia has its first woman high court judge after 1. The high courts new chief justice susan kiefel says she is honoured to be the first woman elevated to the nations top judicial post, having started her climb through the legal ranks as a teenage. Your honour justice kiefel, on this occasion it is my privilege on behalf of the queensland bar to repeat our former presidents remarks on the occasion of your first swearingin as judge 14 years ago. Women lawyers see the appointment of susan mary kiefel ac as the next chief justice of the high court of australia as a sign of changing times. Susan kiefel s appointment as the th chief justice is an inspiration to australian girls and women. Her honour was born in cairns, queensland, australia in 1954. The association was represented at the swearingin by the president, hugh fraser qc. For the high courts newest judge, susan kiefel, it was a case of third time lucky yesterday. Nov 29, 2016 i was particularly delighted to hear of james edelmans recent appointment to the high court of australia, as he is a friend and former academic colleague. I was particularly delighted to hear of james edelmans recent appointment to the high court of australia, as he is a friend and former academic colleague.
Justice kiefel told fairfax media she was deeply honoured by the appointment and very conscious of the responsibilities of the office of chief justice. He is the fourth youngest person to join the court, after h. The first female chief justice in australian history appointed. Kiefel, susan mary, the honourable justice people and. Susan kiefels appointment as chief justice of the high. In a ceremonial sitting of the high court of australia on. Australia now has its first female chief justice of the high court after susan kiefel was sworn in on monday. Susan mary kiefel appointed australias first female high. The queenslandbased federal court judge narrowly missed out on a high court appointment to john dyson. Malcolm turnbulls lies, crimes and alleged affair which. The occasion was marked by a ceremony in which the attorney general, george brandis.
Justice susan kiefel has been appointed as a new high court judge, to replace queenslander ian callinan when he retires on september 1st. Christian porter has no option but to send help to chief. Justice susan kiefel is to be the next chief justice of the high court, the first woman to occupy the position in australia. Labors chris bowen pushes for more women in senior. Kiefel, susan mary biographical entry australian women. Susan kiefel was named the next chief justice of the high court on tuesday, and will become the first woman to serve in the role in the courts 1 year history. Congratulations james edelman, new high court judge. Susan kiefel appointed first woman chief justice of high. In november 2016, it was announced that edelman would be appointed as a justice of the high court of australia.
Australia has new chief justice, susan kiefel ac practice. She has been one of australias most outstanding judicial officers, prime minister turnbull said. Kiefel appointment makes high court history abc news. Originally from cairns, justice kiefel dropped out of. Kiefel, 63, is the th chief justice of the court since it was established in.
Susan kiefel qc ac, aged 62, will officially take up her appointment as the chief justice of the high court of australia next january. Nov 29, 2016 susan kiefel ac pictured will be appointed in place of cj robert french ac, following his retirement in january next year. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Kiefel was first appointed to the high court in 2007 by the howard government. And what does this appointment mean for the politics of judicial diversity. Malcolm turnbull should be in jail for the multimilliondollar frauds he committed during his time as a federal minister and prime minister.
Susan kiefel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The appointments is a news legal story in a minefield of bad ones for the turnbull government and attorneygeneral george brandis. Michael slattery qc spoke on behalf of the new south wales. Susan kiefel has been sworn in as the first female high court chief justice in the courts 1 year history, taking an oath of allegiance administered by fellow female high court justice virginia. Susan kiefel sworn in as australias first female chief.
Kiefel was sworn in at 10am in a ceremony at the high court in canberra. The attorneygeneral, senator george brandis, dressed in wig and gown, addressed the court following the ceremony. Australia now has a female chief justice for the first time in history after susan kiefel was sworn in earlier this morning. Kiefel is the first woman to serve as chief justice. Prime minister malcolm turnbull dubbed the 62yearold an inspiration in his announcement. Kiefel replaces robert french, who retires in january. Nov 29, 2016 justice susan kiefel will become the first female chief justice to the high court the highest judicial office in the land. She was admitted to the queensland bar in 1975 and was the first woman in. It is the first time two women have sat on the bench. Justice kiefels appointment a sign of changing times, say. The 62yearold built a career in the legal industry after leaving school at the age of 15 to become a. The honourable susan mary kiefel was appointed chief justice of the high. Chief justice kiefel was the first woman to be appointed chief justice of the high court of australia on 30 january 2017. Your ideas and feedback are encouraged and will be used to help us prioritise design fixes and new features.
The appointment of justice susan keifel rn breakfast. Nov 28, 2016 susan kiefel is the first woman to be appointed as chief justice in australian history. Chief justice susan kiefel and the politics of judicial. Susan kiefel s appointment as a high court judge is great for australia, and one decision of ruddock i not only applaud, but do so with gusto. Justice kiefel is the first female to be appointed to the position. Aug 14, 2007 susan kiefel has been appointed to the high court. Lessons from a conversation about restitution hon justice susan kiefel ac. Susan kiefel sworn in as first female high court chief justice. Kiefel, susan mary woman the australian womens register.
Prime minister malcolm turnbull described the appointment as crowning a great career. Nov 29, 2016 the turnbull government has appointed justice susan kiefel as the chief justice of the high court. Their honours will begin their terms in the courts first sitting of 2017. He commenced the appointment when justice susan kiefel became chief justice of australia on 30 january 2017. Nov 30, 2016 shattering the glass ceiling after 1 years, susan kiefel is set to become australias first female chief justice. Since 2003, susan kiefel worked as a parttime alrc commissioner. Virginia bell, age 65, appointed by rudd government until 7th. The queensland bar takes great pride in your honours appointment. Susan kiefel, age 63, appointed by howard government until 17th january 2024. Susan mary kiefel was appointed to the court in september 2007. Born in cairns in the 1950s, the young susan kiefel scorned the idea of pursuing a career in either nursing or teaching, as many capable young women of that era were encouraged to do. Susan kiefel becomes first woman appointed as high court. The turnbull government has appointed susan kiefel as chief justice the first woman to lead the high court of australia replacing robert french, who retires from the bench in january.
Chair of the conference program committee, justice anthe philippides, introduced the conference theme and keynote speaker, the hon chief justice susan kiefel ac. Two appointments to the high court, including the first. She was educated in queensland and at the university of cambridge, where she received a master of law. The announcement that justice susan kiefel will replace robert french on his retirement from the court marks an important milestone in australias constitutional history. In 1993, kiefel accepted an appointment to the supreme court of.
Susan kiefel to be australias first woman chief justice. Deborah whitehall and helen gregory, from the book a womans place. Meet australias first female chief justice of the high. She has served on the high court since 2007, having previously been a judge of the supreme court of queensland and the federal court. High court chief justice susan kiefel gives capilano honey. Justice kiefel and james edelman, the new member to join the.
That event is important to more than simply french, his family and friends. A ceremonial sitting of the high court of australia took place on 3 september 2007 at canberra for the swearingin of the honourable susan kiefel as a justice of the high court of australia. With accolades pouring in from all quarters, much is being talked about the. The high court of australia was formed in 1903 under the judiciary act 1903, and under section 71 of the australian constitution the judicial power of the commonwealth of australia is vested in the court. Susan kiefel becomes australias first female chief justice. Concepts of representation in their application to the.
Chief justice susan kiefel and the politics of judicial diversity. Australia gets first female chief justice, finally. Yet their appointments have largely been framed as happy coincidences rather than as part of any commitment to securing a more diverse. Susan mary kiefel has been announced as australias first female chief justice for the high court. Chief justice of australia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The honourable chief justice susan kiefel ac supreme court. In becoming the first woman to be appointed to australias most senior judicial position, justice kiefel has achieved a great milestone for herself personally and for all australian.
The queenslandbased federal court judge narrowly missed out on a high court appointment. Susan kiefel becomes australias first female high court chief justice. Justice kiefel to take office as the new high court chief. List of justices of the high court of australia wikipedia.
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