Lincoln Crowley first Indigenous person to be sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

Justice Lincoln Crowley is the first Indigenous person appointed to a Supreme Court in Australia. (AAP: Darren England)

Australia's first Indigenous Supreme Court justice says it is "remarkable" it has taken so long for a First Nations person to be appointed to the position.

Justice Lincoln Crowley was sworn in as a member of the highest court in Queensland at the Banco Court in Brisbane on Monday.