List of chief justices of Australia by time in office
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Australian chief justices by time in office.
 Sir Isaac Isaacs Shortest serving Chief Justice: 1930 - 1931 |
Chief justices of Australia
More information Rank bylength of term, Chief Justice ...
| Rank by length of term |
Chief Justice | Appointed by |
Date of appointment |
Date of retirement |
Length of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death |
Order by date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barwick, GarfieldGarfield Barwick | Menzies, RobertMenzies | 27 April 1964 (1964-04-27) | 11 February 1981 (1981-02-11) | 16 years, 290 days16 years, 290 days | 16 years, 153 days16 years, 153 days | 1997-07-14(1997-07-14)14 July 1997 | 7 |
| 2 | Latham, JohnJohn Latham | Lyons, JosephLyons | 11 October 1935 (1935-10-11) | 7 April 1952 (1952-04-07) | 16 years, 179 days16 years, 179 days | 12 years, 109 days12 years, 109 days | 1964-07-25(1964-07-25)25 July 1964 | 5 |
| 3 | Griffith, SamuelSamuel Griffith | Deakin, AlfredDeakin | 5 October 1903 (1903-10-05) | 17 October 1919 (1919-10-17) | 16 years, 12 days16 years, 12 days | 0,297297 days | 1920-08-09(1920-08-09)9 August 1920 | 1 |
| 4 | Dixon, OwenOwen Dixon | Menzies, RobertMenzies | 18 April 1952 (1952-04-18) | 13 April 1964 (1964-04-13) | 11 years, 361 days11 years, 361 days | 8 years, 85 days8 years, 85 days | 1972-07-07(1972-07-07)7 July 1972 | 6 |
| 5 | Knox, AdrianAdrian Knox | Hughes, BillyHughes | 18 October 1919 (1919-10-18) | 31 March 1930 (1930-03-31) | 10 years, 164 days10 years, 164 days | 0,2 years, 27 days2 years, 27 days | 1932-04-27(1932-04-27)27 April 1932 | 2 |
| 6 | Gleeson, MurrayMurray Gleeson | Howard, JohnHoward | 22 May 1998 (1998-05-22) | 29 August 2008 (2008-08-29) | 10 years, 99 days10 years, 99 days | 0,18 years, 43 days18 years, 43 days | 2026-10-11 | 11 |
| 7 | French, RobertRobert French | Rudd, KevinRudd | 1 September 2008 (2008-09-01) | 29 January 2017 | 0,8 years, 150 days8 years, 150 days | 9 years, 255 days9 years, 255 days | 2026-10-11 | 12 |
| 8 | Mason, AnthonyAnthony Mason | Hawke, BobHawke | 6 February 1987 (1987-02-06) | 20 April 1995 (1995-04-20) | 8 years, 73 days8 years, 73 days | 31 years, 174 days31 years, 174 days | 2026-10-11 | 9 |
| 9 | Kiefel, SusanSusan Kiefel | Turnbull, MalcolmTurnbull | 30 January 2017 (2017-01-30) | 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) | 0,6 years, 279 days6 years, 279 days | 2 years, 340 days2 years, 340 days | 13 | |
| 10 | Gibbs, HarryHarry Gibbs | Fraser, MalcolmFraser | 12 February 1981 (1981-02-12) | 5 February 1987 (1987-02-05) | 5 years, 358 days5 years, 358 days | 18 years, 140 days18 years, 140 days | 2005-06-25(2005-06-25)25 June 2005 | 8 |
| 11 | Duffy, FrankFrank Gavan Duffy | Scullin, JamesScullin | 22 January 1931 (1931-01-22) | 1 October 1935 (1935-10-01) | 4 years, 252 days4 years, 252 days | 0,302302 days | 1936-07-29(1936-07-29)29 July 1936 | 4 |
| 12 | Brennan, GerardGerard Brennan | Keating, PaulKeating | 21 April 1995 (1995-04-21) | 21 May 1998 (1998-05-21) | 3 years, 30 days3 years, 30 days | 24 years, 11 days24 years, 11 days | 2022-06-01(2022-06-01)1 June 2022 | 10 |
| 13 | Gageler, StephenStephen Gageler | Albanese, AnthonyAlbanese | 6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) | Incumbent | 0,2 years, 339 days2 years, 339 days | 14 | ||
| 14 | Isaacs, IsaacIsaac Isaacs | Scullin, JamesScullin | 2 April 1930 (1930-04-02) | 21 January 1931 (1931-01-21) | 0,294294 days | 17 years, 21 days17 years, 21 days | 1948-02-11(1948-02-11)11 February 1948 | 3 |
Close
See also
Related Articles
~