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1 September 2008

New Chief Justice being sworn in today

The former Federal Court judge Robert French will be sworn in as the next Chief Justice of the High Court in Canberra today. He is replacing outgoing Chief Justice Murray Gleeson, who retired on Friday.


Guests

Patrick Keyzar
Professor of Law, Bond University

Robert McClelland
Federal Attorney General

George Williams
Professor of Law, Australian National University

Murray Wilcox
Former Federal Court Judge

Reporter

Elizabeth Byrne

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