Michael Kirby (judge)
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The Honourable Michael Kirby AC, CMG |
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| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
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In office 6 February 1996 – 2 February 2009 |
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| Nominated by | Paul Keating |
| Appointed by | Bill Hayden |
| Preceded by | Sir William Deane |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Bell |
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Michael Donald Kirby 18 March 1939 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Domestic partner | Johan van Vloten |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA, LLB, BEc, LLM) |
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| Religion | Anglican |
Michael Donald Kirby AC, CMG (born 18 March 1939) is an Australian jurist and academic who is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving from 1996 to 2009. He has remained active in retirement: in May 2013 he was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to lead an inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea, which reported in February 2014.
Born to Donald (Don) Kirby and Jean Langmore Kirby (née Knowles), Michael Donald Kirby was born the first of five children – Michael Donald; twins Donald William and David Charles, who died at 18 months from pneumonia; David; and Diana Margaret – on 18 March 1939 at Crown Street Women's Hospital.
Michael Kirby attended state schools, commencing at North Strathfield Public School, followed by Summer Hill Public School for Opportunity Classes, and then Fort Street High School (then Fort Street Boys High School) in Sydney.
After graduating from high school, Kirby later attended the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (1959), Bachelor of Laws (1962), Bachelor of Economics (1965), and Master of Laws (First-Class Honours) (1967). At university, Kirby was elected President of the University of Sydney Students' Representative Council (1962–1963) and President of the University of Sydney Union (1965).
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