Kenneth Hayne
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The Honourable Kenneth Hayne AC QC |
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| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
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In office 22 September 1997 – 4 June 2015 |
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| Nominated by | John Howard |
| Appointed by | William Deane |
| Preceded by | Sir Daryl Dawson |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kenneth Madison Hayne 5 June 1945 Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Colquhoun Michelle Gordon |
| Alma mater |
University of Melbourne Exeter College, Oxford |
Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC (born 5 June 1945) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
Hayne was born in Gympie, Queensland and attended Scotch College, Melbourne. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Melbourne, during which time he resided at Ormond College. Hayne was Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law from Exeter College, Oxford University. He was also a Rhodes Scholar. He is the husband of another High Court Judge Michelle Gordon.
Kenneth Hayne was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1971 and was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984.
Kenneth Hayne joined the bench in 1992 when he was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. From 7 June 1995 he sat on the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which is the highest court in the Australian State of Victoria.
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