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First-ever female majority high court comes to an end
The resignation of the chief justice, Susan Kiefel, and the appointment of Robert Beech-Jones in her place means the end of the first-ever majority female high court bench.
As we reported earlier, Kiefel will retire as high court chief justice and be replaced by Stephen Gageler on 6 November. Beech-Jones will fill the vacancy created by Kiefel.
Last September, the majority of judges on Australia’s high court became women for the first time…
