Initial composition High Court of Australia



the first bench of high court: barton, griffith , o connor seated, court officials in background. photo taken @ first sitting of court on 6 october 1903.


the first 3 justices of high court chief justice, sir samuel griffith, justice sir edmund barton, , justice richard edward o connor. there number of possible candidates first bench of high court. in addition eventual appointees, names had been mentioned in press included 2 future justices of court, henry higgins , isaac isaacs, along andrew inglis clark, sir john downer, sir josiah symon , george wise. (crucially, of above had served politicians, griffith , inglis clark possessing both political , judicial experience.) barton , o connor both members of federal parliament , both government benches; indeed barton prime minister. each of eventual appointees had participated in drafting of constitution , had intimate knowledge of it. 3 described conservative , jurisprudence influenced english law, , in relation constitution, united states law.








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