Susan Kiefel

Susan Kiefel
Kiefel in 2011
Chief Justice of Australia
In office
30 January 2017 – 5 November 2023
Nominated byMalcolm Turnbull
Appointed bySir Peter Cosgrove
Preceded byRobert French
Succeeded byStephen Gageler
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office
4 September 2007 – 30 January 2017
Nominated byJohn Howard
Appointed byMichael Jeffery
Preceded byIan Callinan
Succeeded byJames Edelman
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
In office
17 October 1994 – 4 September 2007
Nominated byPaul Keating
Appointed byBill Hayden
Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
In office
16 June 1993 – 16 October 1994
Nominated byWayne Goss
Appointed byLeneen Forde
Personal details
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
SpouseMichael Albrecht
RelationsRussell Kiefel (brother)
Alma materLegal Profession Admission Board
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Websitesusankiefelackc.com

Susan Mary Kiefel AC KC (/ˈkfəl/;[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.

  1. ^ Justice Susan Kiefel. SBS World News. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ 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.