Australia’s Next High Court Judge Revealed
The federal government has named the 52nd justice of the High Court of Australia. When Justice Kenneth Hayne retires from the Court on 5 June this year, he will be replaced by Justice Michelle Gordon. As with all appointments to the High Court of Australia, the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s department consulted widely with the legal community before naming Hayne J’s successor. In this case they needn’t have looked so far from home: Justice Gordon and Justice Hayne have been