Robert Shenton French is an Australian lawyer. He is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia and was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 2008 to 2017. In 2017 French became an overseas non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and was appointed chancellor of the University of Western Australia.
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Chief Justice French (right) swearing in Governor–General Peter Cosgrove in March 2014.
Chief Justice of Australia
The chief justice of Australia is the presiding justice of the High Court of Australia and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Commonwealth of Australia. The incumbent is Stephen Gageler, since 6 November 2023.
Chief Justice of Australia
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