News & Views Justice Jacqueline Gleeson & Justice Simon Steward appointed to High Court The new appointments will see the existing gender representation on the High Court retained, with three women, and four men.
News & Views The first – and only – female Chief Justice of the High Court permitted the independent inquiry into former judge Susan Kiefel is the first female to serve as the Chief Justice of the High Court. Would an inquiry into Dyson Heydon have occurred without her?
News & Views George Pell walks free after High Court quashes child sex offence convictions Cardinal George Pell will be released from prison after the High Court of Australia unanimously quashed his conviction for historic child sex offences.
News & Views Female High Court judges more likely to be interrupted than their male counterparts, new study finds Female High Court judges are significantly more likely to be interrupted by lawyers than their male colleagues, a new study has found.
Appointments Meet Australia’s first female Chief Justice of the High Court Justice Susan Kiefel is to be the next Chief Justice of the High Court, the first woman to occupy the position in Australia.