Chief Justice of Australia

The Chief Justice of Australia is the presiding Justice of the High Court of Australia and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Commonwealth of Australia. The current chief justice is Susan Kiefel, who is the first woman to hold the position.

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 No. Image Chief Justice Tenure NominatingPrime Minister 1 80px Sir Samuel Griffith(21 June 1845 – 9 August 1920) () Alfred Deakin 2 80px  Sir Adrian Knox(29 November 1863 – 27 April 1932) 18 October 1919 – 31 March 1930() Billy Hughes 3 80px Sir Isaac Isaacs(6 June 1855 – 11 February 1948) 2 April 1930 – 21 January 1931() James Scullin  4 80px Sir Frank Gavan Duffy(29 February 1852 – 29 July 1936) 22 January 1931 – 1 October 1935() James Scullin 5 80px Sir John Latham(26 August 1877 – 25 July 1964)  11 October 1935 – 7 April 1952() Joseph Lyons   6 80px Sir Owen Dixon(28 April 1886 – 7 July 1972) 18 April 1952 – 13 April 1964() Sir Robert Menzies 7 80px Sir Garfield Barwick(22 June 1903 – 13 July 1997) 27 April 1964 – 11 February 1981() Sir Robert Menzies 8 80px   Sir Harry Gibbs(7 February 1917 – 25 June 2005)  12 February 1981 – 5 February 1987() Malcolm Fraser 9 80px Sir Anthony Mason (born 21 April 1925) 6 February 1987 – 20 April 1995() Bob Hawke 10 80px Sir Gerard Brennan(22 May 1928 – 1 June 2022) 21 April 1995 – 21 May 1998() Paul Keating 11 80px Murray Gleeson(born 30 August 1938) 22 May 1998 – 29 August 2008() John Howard 12 80px Robert French(born 19 March 1947) 1 September 2008 – 29 January 2017() Kevin Rudd13 80pxSusan Kiefel(born 17 January 1954)30 January 2017 – present()Malcolm Turnbull

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