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Porter kicks off search for next High Court judge

Michael Pelly
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Attorney-General Christian Porter has formally kicked off the search for our next High Court judge.

Porter recently wrote to state and territory attornies general (AGs) and the heads of all federal courts and state and territory supreme courts asking them who should succeed Geoffrey Nettle on our top 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

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