List of Chief Justices of Australia by age
Chief Justices of Australia
Columns: # | Chief Justice | Date of birth | Appointed by | Date of appointment | Age at appointment | Date of retirement | Age at retirement | Date of death | Lifespan
1 | Griffith, Samuel Samuel Griffith | 1845-06-21 21 June 1845 | Deakin, Alfred Deakin | 5October1903 | 58-106 58years, 106days | 17October1919 | 74-118 74years, 118days | 1920-08-09 9 August 1920 | days (75years, 49days) | 2 | Knox, Adrian Adrian Knox | 1863-11-29 29 November 1863 | Hughes, Billy Hughes | 18October1919 | 55-323 55years, 323days | 31March1930 | 66-122 66years, 122days | 1932-04-27 27 April 1932 | days (68years, 150days) | 3 | Isaacs, Isaac Isaac Isaacs | 1855-08-06 6 August 1855 | Scullin, James Scullin | 2April1930 | 74-239 74years, 239days | 21January1931 | 75-168 75years, 168days | 1948-02-11 11 February 1948 | days (92years, 189days) | 4 | Duffy, Frank Frank G. Duffy | 1852-02-29 29 February 1852 | Scullin, James Scullin | 22January1931 | 78-327 78years, 327days | 1October1935 | 83-214 83years, 214days | 1936-07-29 29 July 1936 | days (84years, 151days) | 5 | Latham, John John G. Latham | 1877-08-26 26 August 1877 | Lyons, Joseph Lyons | 11October1935 | 58-046 58years, 46days | 7April1952 | 74-225 74years, 225days | 1964-07-25 25 July 1964 | days (86years, 334days) | 6 | Dixon, Owen Owen Dixon | 1886-04-28 28 April 1886 | Menzies, Robert Menzies | 18April1952 | 65-356 65years, 356days | 13April1964 | 77-351 77years, 351days | 1972-07-07 7 July 1972 | days (86years, 70days) | 7 | Barwick, Garfield Garfield Barwick | 1903-06-22 22 June 1903 | Menzies, Robert Menzies | 27April1964 | 60-310 60years, 310days | 11February1981 | 77-234 77years, 234days | 1997-07-14 14 July 1997 | days (94years, 22days) | 8 | Gibbs, Harry Harry Gibbs | 1917-02-17 17 February 1917 | Fraser, Malcolm Fraser | 12February1981 | 63-361 63years, 361days | 5February1987 | 69-353 69years, 353days | 2005-06-25 25 June 2005 | days (88years, 128days) | 9 | Mason, Anthony Anthony F. Mason | 1925-04-21 21 April 1925 | Hawke, Bob Hawke | 6February1987 | 61-291 61years, 291days | 20April1995 | 69-364 69years, 364days | 2014-02-1 | days (88years, 286days) | 10 | Brennan, Gerard Gerard Brennan | 1928-05-22 22 May 1928 | Keating, Paul Keating | 21April1995 | 66-334 66years, 334days | 21May1998 | 69-364 69years, 364days | 2014-02-1 | days (85years, 255days) | 11 | Gleeson, Murray Murray Gleeson | 1938-08-30 30 August 1938 | Howard, John Howard | 22May1998 | 59-265 59years, 265days | 29August2008 | 69-365 69years, 365days | 2014-02-1 | days (75years, 155days) | 12 | French, Robert Robert French | 1947-03-19 19 March 1947 | Rudd, Kevin Rudd | 1September2008 | 61-166 61years, 166days | Incumbent | 00-000 Incumbent | 2014-02-1 | days (66years, 319days)