Michelle Gordon
{{Short description|Australian High Court justice since 2015 (born 1964)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox judge
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable Justice
| name = Michelle Gordon
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AC}}
| image = Justice Gordon Singapore Management University 2024.jpg
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| office = Justice of the High Court of Australia
| term_start = 9 June 2015
| term_end =
| predecessor = Kenneth Hayne
| appointer = Sir Peter Cosgrove
| nominator = Tony Abbott
| profession = Barrister
| birth_name = Michelle Marjorie Gordon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|11|19}}
| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
| spouse = {{marriage|Kenneth Hayne|1 July 1995}}
| children = 1
| nationality = Australian
| alma_mater = University of Western Australia
}}
Michelle Marjorie Gordon {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} (born 19 November 1964) is a Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was appointed to the High Court in June 2015. Prior to her appointment, she was a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, to which she was appointed in 2007.{{cite web|title=Michelle Gordon|url=http://www.hcourt.gov.au/justices/current/michelle-gordon|website=High Court of Australia|accessdate=10 March 2018}}
Early life
Gordon was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1964, to George Gordon and Coral Troy, and received her secondary schooling at St Mary's Anglican Girls' School and Presbyterian Ladies' College.{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/new-high-court-judge-michelle-gordon-lauded-as-a-fabulous-lawyer-and-jurist-20150414-1mkz4f.html |title= New High Court judge Michelle Gordon lauded as a 'fabulous' lawyer and jurist |date= 14 April 2015 |accessdate=2016-04-20}} She graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B., B.Juris.).Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb
Career
=Legal career=
From 1987, Gordon practised as a solicitor in the Western Australian firm Robinson Cox, and in 1992 was a senior associate at Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks. In 1992, she became a barrister and in 2003, took silk as a Senior Counsel on the Victorian Bar.
=Judicial career=
Gordon was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 20 April 2007. In one judgment, Gordon said that Coles Supermarkets "threatened harm to suppliers if they didn't meet their demands".{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-22/coles-ordered-to-pay-10-million-for-mistreating-suppliers/5982848|title=Coles ordered to pay $11.2 million in penalties, legal fees for mistreating suppliers|work=ABC News|date=22 December 2014}} In 2014, she ruled against ANZ in a class action on credit card fees.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-05/anz-bank-fees-class-action-maurice-blackburn/5238494|title=ANZ class action: lawyers say partial victory opens way for claims against other banks|work=ABC News|date=5 February 2014}} ANZ appealed this decision and were successful in overturning her findings at the Full Court of the Federal Court in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/anz-credit-card-late-fees-ruling-overturned-by-federal-court-20150408-1mgh0p.html|title=ANZ credit card late fees ruling overturned by Federal Court|date=9 April 2015}} The applicant in the class action then appealed to the High Court of Australia, which heard the appeal and handed down the decision after Gordon was appointed to the High Court (though without her sitting on the appeal). A majority of the High Court dismissed the appeal in 2016, ruling in favour of ANZ.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/anz-bank-wins-in-high-court-bank-fee-case-20160726-gqdzj8.html|title = ANZ Bank wins in High Court bank fee case|date = 27 July 2016}}
In April 2015, the Abbott Government announced that Justice Gordon would replace her husband, Kenneth Hayne, on the bench of the High Court of Australia upon his compulsory retirement on reaching the age of 70.{{cite news|title=Michelle Gordon appointed new justice of the High Court of Australia|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-14/michelle-gordon-appointed-justice-of-high-court-of-australia/6392072|accessdate=14 April 2015|work=ABC News|date=14 April 2015}} Justice Gordon was sworn in on 9 June 2015.
In 2023, Gordon gave the inaugural Margaret Stone Lecture, a joint initiative of the University of New South Wales and Herbert Smith Freehills.{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Kate |date=2023-09-11 |title=The late Honourable Margaret Stone celebrated in inaugural lecture |url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2023/09/margaret-stone-celebrated-inaugural-lecture |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=University of New South Wales |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150414161957/http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/judges/current-judges-appointment/current-judges/gordon-j The Hon Michelle Marjorie GORDON] (Federal Court of Australia)
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