Susan Kiefel | |
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 Kiefel in 2011 | |
| 13th Chief Justice of Australia | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Appointed by | Sir Peter Cosgrove |
| Preceded by | Robert French |
| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2007 | |
| Nominated by | John Howard |
| Appointed by | Michael Jeffery |
| Preceded by | Ian Callinan |
| Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| In office 17 October 1994 – 4 September 2007 | |
| Nominated by | Paul Keating |
| Appointed by | Bill Hayden |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland | |
| In office 16 June 1993 – 16 October 1994 | |
| Nominated by | Wayne Goss |
| Appointed by | Leneen Forde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1954 Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Albrecht |
| Alma mater | Legal Profession Admission Board Wolfson College, Cambridge |
| Website | susankiefelackc.com |
Susan Mary Kiefel AC (/ˈkiːfəl/;[1][2] born 17 January 1954) is an Australian lawyer and judge. She is the chief justice of Australia since 30 January 2017. She has been on the High Court since 2007. Kiefel is the first woman to serve as Chief Justice.
- ↑ Justice Susan Kiefel. SBS World News. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ Michael Sexton SC, Solicitor-General for the State of New South Wales (10 June 2015). Hearing of McCloy & Ors v. State of New South Wales & Anor. High Court of Australia. Event occurs at 2:25:00. Retrieved 30 November 2015. See [2015] HCATrans 141 at 1730.