Susan Kiefel | |
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 Kiefel in 2011 | |
| Chief Justice of Australia | |
| In office 30 January 2017 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Appointed by | Sir Peter Cosgrove |
| Preceded by | Robert French |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Gageler |
| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
| In office 4 September 2007 – 30 January 2017 | |
| Nominated by | John Howard |
| Appointed by | Michael Jeffery |
| Preceded by | Ian Callinan |
| Succeeded by | James Edelman |
| 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 | 1954 (age 69–70) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Spouse | Michael Albrecht |
| Relations | Russell Kiefel (brother) |
| Alma mater | Legal Profession Admission Board Wolfson College, Cambridge |
| Website | susankiefelackc.com |
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Susan Mary Kiefel AC KC (/ˈkiːfəl/;[1][2] born 1954) is an Australian lawyer and barrister who was the 13th Chief Justice of Australia from 2017 to 2023. She concurrently served on the High Court of Australia from 2007 to 2023, previously being a judge of both the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal Court of Australia. Kiefel is the first woman to serve in the position of 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.