Justice susan kiefel biography

Australian judge (born 1954)

Susan Mary KiefelAC KC (;^[1][2] born 1954) is an Australian lawyer and barrister who was the 13th Chief Justice of Australia from 2017 to 2023.

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She concurrently served on the High Court of Australia from 2007 to 2023, previously being a judge of both the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal Court of Australia. Kiefel is the first woman to serve in the position of Chief Justice.

Early life and education

Kiefel was born in Cairns, Queensland, in 1954. She attended Sandgate District State High School, leaving at the age of 15 upon completing year 10.

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In 1971, she completed secretarial training at Kangaroo PointTechnical College on a scholarship. She worked as a secretary for a building society, an architect, and an exploration company before starting work as a receptionist for a group of barristers.

During this time, she completed secondary school and began studying law.^[3]

In 1973, Kiefel jo