Michael McHugh

Michael McHugh
Puisne Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office 14 February 1989 – 1 November 2005
Appointed by	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Ronald Wilson
Succeeded by	Susan Crennan
Personal details
Born	1 November 1935 (1935-11-01) (age 76) New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian

Michael Hudson McHugh, AC, QC (born 1 November 1935) is a former justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.^[1]

Judicial Activity

McHugh was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1961 after taking the Barristers Admission Board Examinations. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1973 and was Vice President of the New South Wales Bar Association 1978 - 1981 and then President 1981 - 1983. In 1980, he was counsel for Wyong Shire Council in the landmark negligence case on breach of duty, Wyong Shire Council v Shirt. He was President of the Australian Bar Association 1983-84. He was appointed as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1984.^{[citation needed]}

He was appointed as a judge of the High Court in February 1989, a position he held until his retirement in November 2005 in accordance with Section 72 of the Australian Constitution, which states that Justices of the High Court must retire from office upon turning 70. After his retirement from the High Court, Justice McHugh was appointed as one of the Non-permanent Justices of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong. Another Australian judge on the Court of Final Appeal is Sir Anthony Mason. On 20 September 2005 it was announced that Justice Susan Crennan, then of the Federal Court of Australia, would take his vacated position on the High Court.

Family

He is married to a former Australian federal MP and Minister, Jeannette McHugh.

Honours

• He received Australia's highest civil honour when he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1989.

References

1. ^ "Michael McHugh interview". catalogue.nla.gov.au. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4632242. Retrieved 2010-02-10. 

Order of precedence
Previous: Lord Scott of Foscote Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal	Hong Kong order of precedence Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal	Succeeded by Thomas Gault Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal

Persondata
Name	Machugh, Michael Hudson
Alternative names
Short description	Justice of the High Court of Australia
Date of birth	1935-11-01
Place of birth	New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death