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Stephen Gageler

Stephen Gageler
Chief Justice of Australia
Assumed office
6 November 2023
Nominated byAnthony Albanese
Appointed byDavid Hurley
Preceded bySusan Kiefel
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office
9 October 2012 – 6 November 2023
Nominated byJulia Gillard
Appointed byQuentin Bryce
Preceded byWilliam Gummow
Succeeded byRobert Beech-Jones
Solicitor-General of Australia
In office
1 September 2008 – 9 October 2012
Preceded byDavid Bennett
Succeeded byJustin Gleeson
Personal details
Born (1958-07-05) 5 July 1958 (age 66)
New South Wales, Australia
SpouseCarla
Children3 (1 daughter, 2 sons)
Alma materAustralian National University,
Harvard Law School
OccupationJudge,
barrister

Stephen John Gageler AC (/ɡɡlər/;[1][2] born 5 July 1958) is an Australian judge and former barrister. He has been a Justice of the High Court of Australia since 2012 and was appointed Chief Justice of Australia in 2023. He previously served as Solicitor-General of Australia from 2008 to 2012. He is a graduate of the Australian National University and Harvard Law School and was a barrister in private practice before his appointment as solicitor-general.

  1. ^ Solicitor-General Gageler appointed to High Court. ABC News. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ Grant Donaldson SC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia (11 June 2015). Hearing of McCloy & Ors v. State of New South Wales & Anor. High Court of Australia. Event occurs at 16:40. Retrieved 30 November 2015. See [2015] HCATrans 142 at 3770.

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