James Edelman | |
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| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Appointed by | Peter Cosgrove |
| Preceded by | Susan Kiefel |
| Justice of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| In office 20 April 2015 – 29 January 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Peter Cosgrove |
| Preceded by | Peter Jacobson |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia | |
| In office 22 July 2011 – 19 April 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Christian Porter |
| Preceded by | Peter Blaxell |
| Succeeded by | Peter Martino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Joshua Edelman 9 January 1974 Perth, Western Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia Murdoch University Magdalen College, Oxford |
James Joshua Edelman (born 9 January 1974)[1] has been a justice of the High Court of Australia since 30 January 2017, and is a former justice of the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He is noted for his various achievements at a young age, including becoming a professor at Oxford University before the age of 35 and a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia before the age of 40.[2] He was 43 years old upon commencing his appointment on the High Court and is eligible to continue until reaching the constitutionally required retirement age of 70 in 2044.[3]
- ^ "Appointments to the Federal Judiciary". Attorney-General's Department (Australia). 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court for the Swearing In and Welcome of the Honourable Justice Edelman". Federal Court of Australia. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Constitution of Australia, section 72.