Susan Kiefel - Australia’s first female HC judge
Q. Who has been named Australia’s first HC CJ?- Published on 01 Dec 16a. Susan Mattell
b. Susan Kiefel
c. Susan Day
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Susan Kiefel
Susan Kiefel has been named Australia’s first female High Court chief justice - ending 113 years of men leading the nation’s highest court.
She will become the Chief Justice of Australia on 30 January 2017. She replaces
Robert French.
The Turnbull government appointed serving High Court Justice Kiefel to the role .
Brisbane-based Federal Court Justice James Edelman (42) will replace her as a puisne judge – a judge other than the chief justice.
About Susan Kiefel- She has served on HC since 2007.
- Formerly judge of SC of Queensland and Federal Court of Australia.
- Born in Cairns, Queensland in 1954.
- Previously worked as a secretary and receptionist.
