Justice Gageler, the most senior justice after Chief Justice Kiefel, will assume her role when the incumbent retires in November.
The federal government has also appointed Robert Beech-Jones, from the NSW Supreme Court, to the High Court, with the Sydneysider set to become a justice on November 6, when Justice Gageler assumes his new role.
Justice Gageler joined the High Court in in 2012, having served as Australia's solicitor-general prior to his appointment. Speaking in June, Justice Gageler paid tribute to the chief justice, telling the court her "firm and gracious presence" would be missed.The federal government picked Susan Kiefel to join the High Court bench as a justice in 2007, having previously served as a judge on the Federal Court of Australia. A decade later, she became the chief justice, replacing Robert French.The Queenslander later started studying law part time and eventually studied at the University of Cambridge.
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