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The Rt Hon Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920) was a key player in the federation movement and a leader of the Constitutional Conventions. In September 1903 he resigned as the first Prime Minister of the Australian federation that he had helped to form, to …

This portrait of the Rt Hon Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick AK, GCMG, QC is one of two portraits of Sir Garfield hanging in the Court building in Canberra. The other, by Brian Dunlop, is in Court 3. The Rt Hon Garfield Barwick (1903–97) was Chief Justice …

The Hon Sir Francis Gerard Brennan (1928-2022) was a Justice of the High Court from 12 February 1981 to 20 April 1995, and Chief Justice from 21 April 1995 to 21 May 1998. He was appointed a Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong in 2000. After …

The Rt Hon Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs (1917–2005) was a Justice of the High Court from 4 August 1970 to 11 February 1981, and Chief Justice from 12 February 1981 to 5 February 1987. After graduating from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts …

The Rt Hon Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs (1855–1948) was a Justice of the High Court from 12 October 1906 to 1 April 1930, a Privy Counsellor from 1921, and the third Chief Justice of the High Court, from 2 April 1930 to 21 January 1931. He joined the Victorian …

The Rt Hon Sir John Greig Latham (1877–1964) was Chief Justice of the High Court from 11 October 1935 to 17 April 1952. He graduated from the University of Melbourne with degrees in arts and law. He was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1904 and appointed …

The Rt Hon Sir Owen Dixon (1886–1972) was a Justice of the High Court from 4 February 1929 to 17 April 1952, and Chief Justice from 18 April 1952 to 13 April 1964. He had been appointed an acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1926. After …

This portrait of the inaugural Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the Rt Hon Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (1845–1920), is a copy of the original by Godfrey Rivers which hangs in the Supreme Court of Queensland. Sir Samuel Griffith served as Chief …