Career
Judicial
Edelman was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in April 2011 following the retirement of Justice Peter Blaxell. [8] He took the oath of office on 22 July 2011. [4] It was reported that,at the age of 37,Edelman was the youngest person to join the Supreme Court bench. [8] However,at the welcome ceremony for Edelman,Chief Justice Wayne Martin noted that the reports were incorrect and in fact Sir Lawrence Jackson was appointed at the age of 36 in 1949. [4]
In April 2015,Edelman was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia. [1] He replaced Justice Peter Jacobson,who had retired in January 2015. [9]
In November 2016,it was announced that Edelman would be appointed as a Justice of the High Court of Australia. He commenced the appointment when Justice Susan Kiefel became Chief Justice of Australia on 30 January 2017. [10] He is the fourth youngest person to join the Court,after H. V. Evatt,Sir Edward McTiernan and Sir Owen Dixon. [11]
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