In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries,a King's Counsel during the reign of a king,or Queen's Counsel during the reign of a queen,is a lawyer who is typically a senior trial lawyer. Technically appointed by the monarch of the country to be one of 'His [Her] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law',the position originated in England and Wales. Some Commonwealth countries have either abolished the position,or renamed it so as to remove monarchical connotations,for example,'Senior counsel' or 'Senior Advocate'.
Duncan James Colquhoun Kerr is a barrister. He is a former justice of the Federal Court of Australia. He also served as President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal from 2012 to 2017.
Robert Bruce McClelland is an Australian judge and former politician who has served on the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia since 2015,including as Deputy Chief Justice of that court since 2018. He was previously Attorney-General of Australia from 2007 to 2011,and a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2013,representing the Labor Party.
Anthony Murray Gleeson is an Australian former judge who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Australia,in office from 1998 to 2008.
George Henry Brandis is a former Australian politician. He was a Senator for Queensland from 2000 to 2018,representing the Liberal Party,and was a cabinet minister in the Abbott and Turnbull governments. He was later High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2022.
Sir Francis Gerard Brennan was an Australian lawyer and jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Australia. As a judge in the High Court of Australia,he wrote the lead judgement on the Mabo decision,which gave rise to the Native Title Act.
Sir Anthony Frank MasonHonFAIB DistFRSN is an Australian judge who served as the ninth Chief Justice of Australia,in office from 1987 to 1995. He was first appointed to the High Court in 1972,having previously served on the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
The Solicitor-General of Australia is the country's second highest-ranking law officer,after the Attorney-General for Australia. The position is often known as the Commonwealth Solicitor-General in order to distinguish it from the state solicitors-general. The current officeholder is Stephen Donaghue,who took office on 16 January 2017 following the resignation of Justin Gleeson.
Robert James Ellicott is a retired Australian barrister,politician and judge. He served as Solicitor-General of Australia (1969–1973) before entering the House of Representatives at the 1974 federal election as a member of the Liberal Party. He held senior ministerial office in the Fraser Government,serving as Attorney-General (1975–1977),Minister for Home Affairs (1977–1980),the Capital Territory (1977–1980),and Home Affairs and the Environment (1980–1981). He retired from politics to be appointed to the Federal Court of Australia,serving as a judge from 1981 to 1983.
Banco Chambers is a barristers' chambers in Sydney,Australia. The chambers was established in 2005 and the current head of chambers is Cameron Moore SC. Former members include Justin Gleeson SC,Solicitor-General of Australia.
Bernard Joseph Edward Collaery is an Australian barrister,lawyer and former politician. Collaery was a member of the Australian Capital Territory's first Legislative Assembly for the Residents Rally party,from 1989 to 1992. He served as Deputy Chief Minister and Attorney-General from 1989 to 1991 in the Kaine Alliance Government.
Sir Maurice Hearne Byers was a noted Australian jurist and constitutional expert. He was the Commonwealth Solicitor-General from 1973 to 1983,in which capacity he played a role in the Gair Affair and the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. He had an unmatched record of success in his appearances before the High Court of Australia,and he has been characterised as the finest lawyer never to have been appointed to the High Court.
Geoffrey Arthur Akeroyd Nettle is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia,the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy,who served from 3 February 2015 to 30 November 2020. Prior to his appointment to the High Court,he served as a judge at the Court of Appeal,Supreme Court of Victoria,where he presided from June 2004 to 2015.
Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson SC is an Australian judge. She has been a Justice of the High Court of Australia since 1 March 2021,and was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia,based in Sydney,from April 2014 to February 2021.
Brigitte Sandra Markovic is an Australian judge. She has been a judge of the Federal Court of Australia,based in Sydney,since 2015.
Natalie Charlesworth is an Australian judge,sitting on the Federal Court of Australia.
Sarah McNaughton is an Australian judge and former barrister who has served as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales since 10 October 2022. Prior to her appointment to the judiciary,she served as the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions from 16 May 2016 to 2 September 2022.
Simon Harry Peter Steward is an Australian judge and former barrister currently serving as a Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was previously a judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 2018 until his appointment to the High Court.
