Toohey

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Toohey is an Australian High Court justice best known for his role in landmark decisions such as Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which recognized native title rights.

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Toohey canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Justice of the High Court of Australia ⓘ
judge ⓘ
person ⓘ
appointedBy Bob Hawke ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Australian constitutional interpretation ⓘ
Indigenous rights in Australia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
educatedAt University of Western Australia ⓘ
employer Aboriginal Land Commissioner’s Office ⓘ
Federal Court of Australia ⓘ
High Court of Australia ⓘ
familyName Toohey ⓘ
fieldOfWork constitutional law ⓘ
law ⓘ
native title law ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasRole High Court justice in Dietrich v The Queen ⓘ
High Court justice in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) ⓘ
High Court justice in Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd ⓘ
High Court justice in Wik Peoples v Queensland ⓘ
jurisdiction Australia ⓘ
Federal Court of Australia ⓘ
High Court of Australia ⓘ
knownFor contributions to Australian constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ
landmark judgments on Indigenous land rights ⓘ
recognition of native title in Australia ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalSystem Australian legal system ⓘ
memberOf Federal Court of Australia ⓘ
High Court of Australia ⓘ
middleName Leslie ⓘ
nativeTitleDecision Mabo v Queensland (No 2) ⓘ
Wik Peoples v Queensland ⓘ
notableWork Dietrich v The Queen ⓘ
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) ⓘ
Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd ⓘ
Wik Peoples v Queensland ⓘ
occupation barrister ⓘ
judge ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
placeOfActivity Australia ⓘ
Canberra ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ
positionHeld Aboriginal Land Commissioner ⓘ
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia ⓘ
Justice of the High Court of Australia ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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John Toohey → familyName → Toohey ⓘ
John Leslie Toohey → familyName → Toohey ⓘ
subject linked to: Toohey