Stephen Gageler
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The Honourable Justice Stephen Gageler AC |
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| Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
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Assumed office 9 October 2012 |
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| Nominated by | Julia Gillard |
| Appointed by | Quentin Bryce |
| Preceded by | William Gummow |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 July 1958 New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Carla |
| Children | 3 (1 daughter, 2 sons) |
| Alma mater |
Australian National University, Harvard Law School |
| Occupation |
Judge, Barrister, Solicitor-General of Australia |
| Religion | Anglican |
Stephen John Gageler AC (/ɡeɪɡlər/; born 5 July 1958) is a Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was previously a barrister based in Sydney, New South Wales and the Solicitor-General of Australia, the Commonwealth's second-ranking law officer.
Gageler was born and raised in Sandy Hollow, New South Wales, where his father, John, and grandfather, Clive, were sawmillers operating his grandfather's company.
Gageler was influenced to become a lawyer by meeting Bryan Beaumont, at the time the owner of a property near Gageler's boyhood home, who later became a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.
Gageler's primary school education was at a one-teacher school, Giant's Creek Primary, about 3 km from Sandy Hollow. His secondary education was at Muswellbrook High School. He graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Economics in 1980 and a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours in 1982. He resided at Bruce Hall, the university's oldest residential college, in his third year, and at Ursula Hall for his first two. He became an associate for High Court Justice Sir Anthony Mason. He then studied at Harvard Law School, graduating with a Master of Laws in 1987.
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