Geoffrey Nettle

The Honourable
Geoffrey Nettle
AC
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office
3 February 2015 – 30 November 2020
Nominated byTony Abbott
Appointed bySir Peter Cosgrove
Preceded bySusan Crennan
Succeeded bySimon Steward
Personal details
Born (1950-12-02) 2 December 1950 (age 73)
Cottesloe, Western Australia
Alma materAustralian National University
University of Melbourne
University of Oxford

Geoffrey Arthur Akeroyd Nettle AC (born 2 December 1950[1]) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy, who served from 3 February 2015[2] to 30 November 2020.[3] Prior to his appointment to the High Court, he served as a judge at the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, where he presided from June 2004 to 2015.[2]

  1. ^ "No sting: George Brandis plays it straight on High Court appointment". The Australian. Retrieved 5 December 2014. (subscriber only)
  2. ^ a b "Geoffrey Nettle". High Court of Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ Porter, Christian (28 October 2020). "Appointments to the High Court of Australia". Attorney-General for Australia and Minister for Industrial Relations. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.