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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Jayne Jagot appointed to Australia’s high court, creating first majority-female bench

Jayne Jagot has been appointed as a judge of the high court of Australia.
Jayne Jagot has been appointed as a judge of the high court of Australia. Photograph: Supplied

The majority of judges on Australia’s high court will be women for the first time in history after the appointment of justice Jayne Jagot to the bench.

On Thursday the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, announced the appointment of the federal court judge as the 56th justice of the high court and seventh woman appointed to the court.

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