List of chief justices of Australia by time in office
![]() Sir Isaac Isaacs Shortest serving Chief Justice: 1930 - 1931 |
This is a list of Australian chief justices by time in office.
Chief justices of Australia
Rank by length of term | Chief Justice | Appointed by | Date of appointment | Date of retirement | Length of term | Length of retirement | Date of death | Order by date |
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1 | Barwick, GarfieldGarfield Barwick | Menzies, RobertMenzies | 27 April 1964 (1964-04-27) | 11 February 1981 (1981-02-11) | 6,1346,134 days | 5,9975,997 days | 1997-07-14(1997-07-14)14 July 1997 | 7 |
2 | Latham, JohnJohn Latham | Lyons, JosephLyons | 11 October 1935 (1935-10-11) | 7 April 1952 (1952-04-07) | 6,0236,023 days | 4,4924,492 days | 1964-07-25(1964-07-25)25 July 1964 | 5 |
3 | Griffith, SamuelSamuel Griffith | Deakin, AlfredDeakin | 5 October 1903 (1903-10-05) | 17 October 1919 (1919-10-17) | 5,8565,856 days | 0,297297 days | 1920-08-09(1920-08-09)9 August 1920 | 1 |
4 | Dixon, OwenOwen Dixon | Menzies, RobertMenzies | 18 April 1952 (1952-04-18) | 13 April 1964 (1964-04-13) | 4,3784,378 days | 3,0073,007 days | 1972-07-07(1972-07-07)7 July 1972 | 6 |
5 | Knox, AdrianAdrian Knox | Hughes, BillyHughes | 18 October 1919 (1919-10-18) | 31 March 1930 (1930-03-31) | 3,8173,817 days | 0,758758 days | 1932-04-27(1932-04-27)27 April 1932 | 2 |
6 | Gleeson, MurrayMurray Gleeson | Howard, JohnHoward | 22 May 1998 (1998-05-22) | 29 August 2008 (2008-08-29) | 3,7523,752 days | 0,5,8435,843 days | 2024-08-28 | 11 |
7 | French, RobertRobert French | Rudd, KevinRudd | 1 September 2008 (2008-09-01) | 29 January 2017 | 0,3,0723,072 days | 2,7682,768 days | 2024-08-28 | 12 |
8 | Mason, AnthonyAnthony Mason | Hawke, BobHawke | 6 February 1987 (1987-02-06) | 20 April 1995 (1995-04-20) | 2,9952,995 days | 10,72310,723 days | 2024-08-28 | 9 |
9 | Kiefel, SusanSusan Kiefel | Turnbull, MalcolmTurnbull | 30 January 2017 (2017-01-30) | 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) | 0,2,4702,767 days | 297297 days | 13 | |
10 | Gibbs, HarryHarry Gibbs | Fraser, MalcolmFraser | 12 February 1981 (1981-02-12) | 5 February 1987 (1987-02-05) | 2,1842,184 days | 6,7156,715 days | 2005-06-25(2005-06-25)25 June 2005 | 8 |
11 | Duffy, FrankFrank Gavan Duffy | Scullin, JamesScullin | 22 January 1931 (1931-01-22) | 1 October 1935 (1935-10-01) | 1,7131,713 days | 0,302302 days | 1936-07-29(1936-07-29)29 July 1936 | 4 |
12 | Brennan, GerardGerard Brennan | Keating, PaulKeating | 21 April 1995 (1995-04-21) | 21 May 1998 (1998-05-21) | 1,1261,126 days | 8,7778,777 days | 2022-06-01(2022-06-01)1 June 2022 | 10 |
13 | Isaacs, IsaacIsaac Isaacs | Scullin, JamesScullin | 2 April 1930 (1930-04-02) | 21 January 1931 (1931-01-21) | 0,294294 days | 6,2306,230 days | 1948-02-11(1948-02-11)11 February 1948 | 3 |
14 | Gageler, StephenStephen Gageler | Albanese, AnthonyAlbanese | 6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) | Incumbent | 0,296296 days | 14 |
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Justices shown in order of appointment