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Chief Justices of the High Court of Australia

Chief Justice Samuel Griffith

Samuel Griffith
1903–1919
Chief Justice Adrian Knox

Adrian Knox
1919–1930
Chief Justice Isaac Isaacs

Isaac Isaacs
1930–1931
Chief Justice Frank Gavan Duffy

Frank Gavan Duffy
1931–1935
Chief Justice John Latham

John Latham
1935–1952
Chief Justice Owen Dixon

Owen Dixon
1952–1964
Chief Justice Garfield Barwick

Garfield Barwick
1964–1981
Chief Justice Harry Gibbs

Harry Gibbs
1981–1987
Chief Justice Anthony Mason

Anthony Mason
1987–1995
Chief Justice Gerard Brennan

Gerard Brennan
1995–1998
Chief Justice Murray Gleeson

Murray Gleeson
1998–2008
Chief Justice Robert French

Robert French
2008–2017
Chief Justice Susan Kiefel

Susan Kiefel
2017–2023
Sawers - Stephen Gageler

Stephen Gageler
2023–

 

  

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