Kenneth Hayne
| The Honourable Justice Kenneth Madison Hayne AC, BA LLB (Hons) BCL |
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| Puisne Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office September, 1997 |
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| Nominated by | John Howard |
| Appointed by | William Deane |
| Preceded by | Sir Daryl Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1945 |
| Nationality | Australian |
Kenneth Madison Hayne AC (born 5 June 1945) is a Justice of the High Court of Australia which is the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
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[edit] Education and professional life
Hayne attended Scotch College, Melbourne. He graduated Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Melbourne University, and Bachelor of Civil Law from Exeter College, Oxford University. He was also a Rhodes Scholar. Hayne was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1971, and was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984. He is a patron of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal.[1]
[edit] Judicial Activity
Kenneth Hayne joined the bench in 1992 when he was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. From 7 June 1995 he sat in the Court of Appeal division of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Victoria.
Hayne was appointed as a judge of the High Court in September 1997, a position he still holds. Under the Australian Constitution he must retire from the High Court by 2015 when he will be 70.
Hayne has been described as being a part of a 'core' of judges on the High Court, usually forming the majority, and often writes joint reasons with Justice William Gummow.[1] One notable recent exception to this trend was Hayne's dissent in Thomas v Mowbray, where he joined Justice Michael Kirby in holding the Commonwealth's regime of interim control orders applied in respect of suspected terrorists to be unconstitutional.
[edit] Honours
Hayne received Australia's highest civil honour when he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2002.
[edit] Trivia
- Justice Hayne has been said to perform impersonations.[2]
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