Dr Heather Roberts says the first female majority on Australia's High Court is a win for diversity and the judiciary. Photo: supplied
Dr Heather Roberts says the first female majority on Australia's High Court is a win for diversity and the judiciary. Photo: supplied - Jayne Jagot's swearing in on Monday will bring about the first female majority of the High Court and represents a major step forward in Australia's justice system, a leading expert from The Australian National University (ANU) says. Justice Jagot will be sworn in in a ceremony that has its origins more than 100 years ago. Dr Heather Roberts from the ANU College of Law is Australia's foremost expert on judicial swearing-in ceremonies. She said Justice Jagot's appointment to the High Court, which has seven justices, is a "historic moment" for Australia's legal profession and significant worldwide. The ceremony comes more than 35 years after Mary Gaudron was sworn in as Australia's first female High Court Judge. "When Justice Gaudron was sworn in, she was the only female voice and the only female officially recorded as being present," Dr Roberts said.
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