Michelle Gordon (judge)

Michelle Marjorie Gordon SC (born 19 November 1964) is a Justice of the High Court of Australia. Immediately prior to her appointment she was a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia.

Early life

Gordon was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1964, to George Gordon and Coral Troy, and received her secondary schooling at St Mary's Anglican Girls' School and Presbyterian Ladies' College. She graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB, BJuris).

Legal career

From 1987, she practised as a solicitor in the WA firm Robinson Cox, and in 1992 was a senior associate at Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks. In 1992, she became a barrister and in 2003, took silk as a Senior Counsel on the Victorian Bar.

Judicial career

Gordon was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 20 April 2007. In one judgment, Gordon said that Coles Supermarkets "threatened harm to suppliers if they didn't meet their demands"; in another case, she ruled against ANZ in a class action on credit card fees.

In April 2015, the Abbott Government announced that Justice Gordon would replace her husband, Kenneth Hayne, on the bench of the High Court of Australia upon his compulsory retirement on reaching the age of 70. Justice Gordon was sworn in on 9 June 2015.

External links

• The Hon Michelle Marjorie GORDON (Federal Court of Australia)