High Court judges

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High Court judges are senior members of the judiciary who hear and decide serious civil and criminal cases, often dealing with complex points of law and significant appeals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judge ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
dealsWith complex points of law ⓘ
decides civil cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
duty ensure fair trials ⓘ
protect legal rights of parties ⓘ
uphold rule of law ⓘ
employer judicial branch of government ⓘ
state ⓘ
focusesOn complex litigation ⓘ
significant legal issues ⓘ
hears appeals ⓘ
serious civil cases ⓘ
serious criminal cases ⓘ
jurisdiction civil law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
mayHear appeals from lower courts ⓘ
maySitWith multiple judges in a panel ⓘ
single judge ⓘ
partOf court hierarchy ⓘ
positionInHierarchy above lower court judges ⓘ
below appellate or supreme court judges ⓘ
requires legal qualifications ⓘ
substantial legal experience ⓘ
responsibility applying legal precedents ⓘ
interpreting law ⓘ
issuing judgments ⓘ
sentencing in serious criminal cases ⓘ
roleIn judiciary ⓘ
seniorityLevel senior members of the judiciary ⓘ
worksAt High Court ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Administrative Court → presidingJudges → High Court judges ⓘ
Sydney Law School → hasAlumni → High Court of Australia justices ⓘ
linked to: High Court judges
High Sheriff of Dorset → nominatedBy → King’s (or Queen’s) Bench Division judges ⓘ
linked to: High Court judges
Superior Courts Act, 2013 → appliesTo → High Court judges ⓘ
Robert French → hasRole → High Court justice ⓘ
linked to: High Court judges
Sixth Schedule – Forms of Oaths and Affirmations → appliesToOffice → Judges of the High Court ⓘ
linked to: High Court judges
High Court → termCondition → High Court judge holds office until age 62 years ⓘ
linked to: High Court judges