Like 14 years ago, a Labor government accepted that it needed to fill a void in criminal law expertise on the High Court.
is a case of history repeating itself.
State attorneys-general would have also reminded Dreyfus that the High Court was the apex court for the entire judicial system, not a senior division of the Federal Court.And this year was even worse than 2009. At that time, there were three “state” judges on the court – Kirby, Dyson Heydon and Ken Hayne. This time there were none, and only Stephen Gageler, who was solicitor-general when appointed in 2012, had not come from the Federal Court.
Then and now, the over-representation of commercial and administrative lawyers on the High Court became a big factor for those who believed the court – like a board – needed a variety of skills and backgrounds. Bell had been a renowned trial advocate; she was once described as “the person you would hire if you killed your wife”.
Since then, he has presided over more than 500 civil hearings and criminal trials, His judgments on sexual assault helped shape the High Court’s rethink of HML.
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