Kenneth Hayne
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Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC (born 1945) is a Judge of the High Court of Australia which is the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
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[edit] Education
Hayne attended Scotch College, Melbourne. He graduated Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Melbourne University, and Bachelor of Civil Law from Exeter College, Oxford University. He was also a Rhodes Scholar. He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984.
[edit] Judicial Activity
Hayne was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1971. He joined the bench in 1992 when he was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Hayne was a judge from 7 June 1995 until 21 September 1997 in the Court of Appeals division of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Victoria.
Hayne was appointed as a judge of the High Court in September 1997, a position he still holds. Under the Australian Constitution he must retire from the High Court by 2015 when he will be 70.
[edit] Honours
Hayne received Australia's highest civil honour when he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2002.
[edit] Other trivia
- Justice Hayne has been said to perform impersonations.[1]
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