List of Justices of the High Court of Australia
List of Justices
The current judges are listed in bold on the table below. Terms as Puisne Justice and Chief Justice combined Albert Piddington resigned from the High Court before being sworn in.

List of Justices of the High Court of Australia

Section Title: List of Justices
Table Section Text: The current judges are listed in bold on the table below. Terms as Puisne Justice and Chief Justice combined Albert Piddington resigned from the High Court before being sworn in.

#	Image	Name	State	Birth/death	Position	Term began	Term ended	Days in office	PM at app't	Prior judicial experience	Notes

1	-	Sir Samuel Griffith	Qld	1845–1920	Chief Justice	5 October 1903	17 October 1919	5,856	Deakin	Chief Justice, Sup Ct of Qld

2	Edmund Barton.PNG	Sir Edmund Barton	NSW	1849–1920	Justice	5 October 1903	7 January 1920	5,938	Deakin	None	Died in office

3	-	Richard O'Connor	NSW	1851–1912	Justice	5 October 1903	18 November 1912	3,332	Deakin	None	Died in office

4	-	Sir Isaac Isaacs	Vic	1855–1948	Justice	12 October 1906	21 January 1931	8,867	Deakin	None	Resigned to be appointed Governor-General

Chief Justice	2 April 1930	21 January 1931	294	Scullin

5	-	H. B. Higgins	Vic	1851–1929	Justice	13 October 1906	13 January 1929	8,128	Deakin	None	Died in office

6	-	Sir Frank Gavan Duffy	Vic	1852–1936	Justice	11 February 1913	1 October 1935	8,267	Fisher	None

Chief Justice	22 January 1931	1 October 1935	1,713	Scullin

7	-	Sir Charles Powers	Qld	1853–1939	Justice	5 March 1913	22 July 1929	5,983	Fisher	None

8*	-	Albert Piddington	NSW	1862–1945	Justice	6 March 1913	5 April 1913	30	Fisher	None	Resigned before sitting

9	-	Sir George Rich	NSW	1863–1956	Justice	5 April 1913	5 May 1950	13,544	Fisher	Sup Ct of NSW

10	-	Sir Adrian Knox	NSW	1863–1932	Chief Justice	18 October 1919	31 March 1930	3,817	Hughes	None

11	-	Sir Hayden Starke	Vic	1871–1958	Justice	5 February 1920	31 January 1950	10,953	Hughes	None

12	-	Sir Owen Dixon	Vic	1886–1972	Justice	4 February 1929	13 April 1964	12852	Bruce	None

Chief Justice	18 April 1952	13 April 1964	4378	Menzies

13	-	H. V. Evatt	NSW	1894–1965	Justice	19 December 1930	2 September 1940	3,545	Scullin	None	Resigned to return to politics

14	-	Sir Edward McTiernan	NSW	1892–1990	Justice	20 December 1930	12 September 1976	16,703	Scullin	None

15	-	Sir John Latham	Vic	1877–1964	Chief Justice	11 October 1935	7 April 1952	6,023	Lyons	None

16	-	Sir Dudley Williams	NSW	1889–1963	Justice	15 October 1940	31 July 1958	6,498	Menzies	Sup Ct of NSW

17	-	Sir William Webb	Qld	1887–1972	Justice	16 May 1946	16 May 1958	4,383	Chifley	Chief Justice, Sup Ct of Qld

18	-	Sir Wilfred Fullagar	Vic	1892–1961	Justice	8 February 1950	9 July 1961	4,169	Menzies	Sup Ct of Vic	Died in office

19	-	Sir Frank Kitto	NSW	1903–1994	Justice	10 May 1950	1 August 1970	7,388	Menzies	None

20	-	Sir Alan Taylor	NSW	1901–1969	Justice	3 September 1952	3 August 1969	6,178	Menzies	Sup Ct of NSW	Died in office

21	-	Sir Douglas Menzies	Vic	1907–1974	Justice	12 June 1958	29 November 1974	6,014	Menzies	None	Died in office

22	-	Sir Victor Windeyer	NSW	1900–1987	Justice	8 September 1958	29 February 1972	4,922	Menzies	None

23	-	Sir William Owen	NSW	1899–1972	Justice	22 September 1961	31 March 1972	3,843	Menzies	Sup Ct of NSW	Died in office

24	-	Sir Garfield Barwick	NSW	1903–1997	Chief Justice	27 April 1964	11 February 1981	6,134	Menzies	None

25	-	Sir Cyril Walsh	NSW	1909–1973	Justice	20 September 1969	29 November 1973	1,531	Gorton	Sup Ct of NSW NSW Ct of App	Died in office

26	-	Sir Harry Gibbs	Qld	1917–2005	Justice	4 August 1970	5 February 1987	6029	Gorton	Fed Ct of BK Sup Ct of Qld

Chief Justice	12 February 1981	5 February 1987	2184	Fraser

27	-	Sir Ninian Stephen	Vic	1923–2017	Justice	1 March 1972	11 May 1982	3,723	McMahon	Sup Ct of Vic	Resigned to be appointed Governor-General

28	-	Sir Anthony Mason	NSW	1925–	Justice	7 August 1972	20 April 1995	8,291	McMahon	Sup Ct of NSW NSW Ct of App

Chief Justice	6 February 1987	20 April 1995	2995	Hawke

29	-	Sir Kenneth Jacobs	NSW	1917–2015	Justice	8 February 1974	6 April 1979	1,883	Whitlam	Sup Ct of NSW NSW Ct of App

30	-	Lionel Murphy	NSW	1922–1986	Justice	10 February 1975	21 October 1986	4,271	Whitlam	None	Died in office

31	-	Sir Keith Aickin	Vic	1916–1982	Justice	20 September 1976	18 June 1982	2,097	Fraser	None	Died in office

32	-	Sir Ronald Wilson	WA	1922–2005	Justice	21 May 1979	13 February 1989	3,556	Fraser	None

33	-	Sir Gerard Brennan	Qld	1928–	Justice	12 February 1981	21 May 1998	6,307	Fraser	Fed Ct

Chief Justice	21 April 1995	21 May 1998	1126	Keating

34	-	Sir William Deane	NSW	1931–	Justice	25 June 1982	11 November 1995	4,887	Fraser	Fed Ct	Resigned to be appointed Governor-General

35	-	Sir Daryl Dawson	Vic	1933–	Justice	30 July 1982	15 August 1997	5,495	Fraser	None

36	-	John Toohey	WA	1930–2015	Justice	6 February 1987	2 February 1998	4,014	Hawke	Fed Ct

37	-	Mary Gaudron	NSW	1943–	Justice	6 February 1987	31 January 2003	5,838	Hawke	None

38	-	Michael McHugh	NSW	1935–	Justice	14 February 1989	31 October 2005	6,104	Hawke	Sup Ct of NSW NSW Ct of App

39	-	William Gummow	NSW	1942–	Justice	21 April 1995	8 October 2012	6,381	Keating	Fed Ct

40	-	Michael Kirby	NSW	1939–	Justice	6 February 1996	2 February 2009	4,745	Keating	Sup Ct of NSW Pres, NSW Ct of App

41	-	Kenneth Hayne	Vic	1945–	Justice	22 September 1997	5 June 2015	6,465	Howard	Sup Ct of Vic Vic Ct of App

42	-	Ian Callinan	Qld	1937–	Justice	3 February 1998	31 August 2007	3,496	Howard	None

43	-	Murray Gleeson	NSW	1938–	Chief Justice	22 May 1998	29 August 2008	3,752	Howard	Chief Justice, Sup Ct of NSW

44	Dyson Heydon	NSW	1943–	Justice	1 February 2003	28 February 2013	3,681	Howard	Sup Ct of NSW NSW Ct of App

45	-	Susan Crennan	Vic	1945–	Justice	1 November 2005	2 February 2015	3,381	Howard	Fed Ct

46	-	Susan Kiefel	Qld	1954–	Justice	4 September 2007	Incumbent	4,226	Howard	Sup Ct of Qld Fed Ct

Chief Justice	30 January 2017	Incumbent	790	Turnbull

47	-	Robert French	WA	1947–	Chief Justice	8 September 2008	29 January 2017	3,072	Rudd	Fed Ct

48	-	Virginia Bell	NSW	1951–	Justice	3 February 2009	Incumbent	3,708	Rudd	Sup Ct of NSW NSW Ct of App

49	-	Stephen Gageler	NSW	1958–	Justice	9 October 2012	Incumbent	2,364	Gillard	None

50	-	Patrick Keane	Qld	1952–	Justice	1 March 2013	Incumbent	2,221	Gillard	Sup Ct of Qld Fed Ct

51	-	Geoffrey Nettle	Vic	1950–	Justice	3 February 2015	Incumbent	1,517	Abbott	Sup Ct of Vic

52	-	Michelle Gordon	Vic	1964–	Justice	9 June 2015	Incumbent	1,391	Abbott	Fed Ct

53	James Edelman	WA	1974–	Justice	30 January 2017	Incumbent	790	Turnbull	Fed Ct Sup Ct of WA

Sentence(s)

Albert Piddington served on the High Court of Australia for one month in 1913, making him the shortest-serving judge in the court's history.
Albert Piddington served on the High Court of Australia for one month in 1913, making him the shortest-serving judge in the court's history.
Albert Piddington served on the High Court of Australia for one month in 1913, making him the shortest-serving judge in the court's history.

final_sentence: Albert Piddington served on the High Court of Australia for one month in 1913, making him the shortest-serving judge in the court's history.
final_sentence: Albert Piddington served on the High Court of Australia for one month in 1913, making him the shortest-serving judge in the court's history.
final_sentence: Albert Piddington served on the High Court of Australia for one month in 1913, making him the shortest-serving judge in the court's history.