Heydon J
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The Honourable Dyson Heydon AC QC |
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| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
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In office 1 February 2003 – 28 February 2013 |
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| Nominated by | John Howard |
| Appointed by | Peter Hollingworth |
| Preceded by | Mary Gaudron |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Keane |
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1 March 1943 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Parents | Muriel Heydon (née Slater) Sir Peter Heydon |
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| Occupation | Barrister, Judge, Academic |
John Dyson Heydon AC QC (born 1 March 1943) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy, who served from 2003 to 2013. A graduate of the University of Sydney and the University of Oxford (attending the latter as a Rhodes Scholar), Heydon had previously served as Dean of the Sydney Law School and as a Justice of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. He retired from the court at the constitutionally mandated age of 70, and has gone on to chair the Royal Commission into trade union governance and corruption.
Heydon was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Muriel Naomi (née Slater) and Peter Richard Heydon (later Sir Peter). His father, a diplomat and public servant from Sydney, had met his mother (a Canadian) while both were on the staff of Richard Casey, the Australian Ambassador to the United States. Heydon was raised in Sydney, attending the Shore School, before going on to receive a BA in history (with the University Medal) from the University of Sydney. He was then awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to attend University College, Oxford, where he received an MA and a BCL and was awarded the Vinerian Scholarship.
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