National
Justice of the High Court of Australia
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Six Justices besides the Chief Justice, appointed by the Governor-General in Council (Constitution s 72); retire at 70.
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 6
Who holds these seats now
- Jacqueline Gleeson since March 2021 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
- James Edelman since January 2017 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
- Jayne Jagot since October 2022 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Michelle Gordon since June 2015
Report Source: en.wikipedia.org,
checked - Robert Beech-Jones since November 2023 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
- Simon Steward since December 2020 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): office, size and method of selection (ss 7, 24, 35, 17, 61-64, 72). For: Justice of the High Court of Australia
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia template Current High Court of Australia justices, read 2026-10-12: justices and dates appointed. Fallback because hcourt.gov.au was unreachable from the loader; Gageler Chief Justice since 2023-11-06. For: Jacqueline Gleeson, current term, James Edelman, current term, Jayne Jagot, current term, Michelle Gordon, current term, Robert Beech-Jones, current term, Simon Steward, current term