been appointed to the position. She was appointed in 2017 and had been a Justice from 2007 to 2017. Of the seven current Justices, four are women, including the Chief Justice. Michelle Gordon was appointed in 2015 and Jacqueline Gleeson in 2021, replacing Bell. Jayne Jagot replaced Justice Keane on the court in 2022, giving women a majority on the High Court for the first time. 13 politicians, serving or former, have been appointed to the High Court of Australia. Nine Justices have served in the Parliament of Australia: Edmund Barton, Richard O'Connor, Isaac Isaacs, H. B. Higgins, Edward McTiernan, H. V. Evatt, John Latham, Garfield Barwick, and Lionel Murphy. All but Evatt were appointed after their parliamentary service; Evatt resigned from the bench in order to pursue his federal political career, although he had previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. In addition to the above, four Justices served in colonial parliaments: Samuel Griffith, Charles Powers, Albert Piddington and Adrian Knox, although all concluded their political careers more than 10 years prior to their appointments. As of 2020, the most recent Justice to serve in state or federal parliament is Lionel Murphy. List of Justices The current judges are listed in bold on the table below. Current Justices Seats of the High Court This following chart illustrates the composition of the High Court. It indicates the seven seats of the court, and who has occupied each seat at different points in the court's existence. The red portions represent the future part of a judge's term and show the date at which they are bound to retire from the court (although they may choose to retire before that date). The blue portions of a judge's term show a period in which that judge was Chief Justice. See also High Court of Australia List of law schools attended by Australian High Court Justices List of Chief Justices of Australia by time in office List of jurists References External links High Court of Australia – official website Lists of judges of Australian superior courts Lists of office-holders in Australia Lists of Australian judges Australia