Masters of the Bench

Justice Gleeson holds Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws degrees from the University of Sydney. She was admitted as a solicitor in 1989 and, after practising as a commercial solicitor, was called to the New South Wales Bar in 1991. She left the Bar in 2000, serving as General Counsel of the Australian Broadcasting Authority from 2001 to 2003, and as a Senior Executive Lawyer with the Australian Government Solicitor from 2004 to 2006. She returned to the Bar in 2007 and took silk in 2012.

Prior to her appointment to the High Court, Justice Gleeson served as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, having been appointed to that Court in April 2014.

Magazine Biography Content: Justice Gleeson was appointed to the High Court of Australia in March 2021, after serving as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia since 2014. Justice Gleeson holds Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws from the University of Sydney. She has practised as a commercial solicitor and public servant, and was a member of the NSW Bar from 1991-2000 and 2007-2014, taking silk in 2012.