With the retirement of Justice Virginia Bell this week, history will be made.
For the first time since the High Court was formed in 1903, none of its judges will have come directly from a state court.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
