Jayne Jagot | |
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| Justice of theHigh Court of Australia | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Anthony Albanese |
| Appointed by | David Hurley |
| Preceded by | Patrick Keane |
| Judge of theFederal Court of Australia | |
| In office 3 September 2008 – 16 October 2022 | |
| Judge of theLand and Environment Court (NSW) | |
| In office 2006 – 2 September 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-06-19)19 June 1965 (age 60)[citation needed] |
| Spouse | Peter McClellan |
| Education | Baulkham Hills High School Macquarie University University of Sydney |
Jayne Margaret Jagot (/ˈdʒeɪnˈdʒeɪɡoʊ/) is a justice of theHigh Court of Australia. She was appointed to the High Court in October 2022. Jagot was previously a judge of theFederal Court of Australia. Before that, she served as a judge of theLand and Environment Court of New South Wales and a partner at the law firmMallesons Stephen Jaques.
Jagot was born in England and migrated to Australia with her family in 1968. Jagot studied atBaulkham Hills High School. She received her arts degree fromMacquarie University in 1987. She subsequently received a law degree with first-class honours from theUniversity of Sydney in 1991. At her Federal Court swearing-in ceremony, it was remarked that during her time there, "she appears to have won every available prize in law".[1] She had won the Butterworths Prize for Most Proficient in First Year, the Pitt Cobbett Prize for Administrative Law, the Sir Alexander Beattie Prize in Company Law, the Margaret Ethel Peden Prize in Real Property, the Minter Ellison Prize in Intellectual Property, and the Nancy Gordon Smith Prize for Honours.[2][3]
Jagot worked as a solicitor withMallesons Stephen Jaques (nowKing & Wood Mallesons) from 1992 to 2002. They specialized in planning and environmental law.[4] She was then promoted to partner in 1997. She was admitted to the bar in 2002, after which she developed a successful practice as a barrister.
Jagot was appointed as a Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales in 2006. She also served as an acting judge of the Equity Division of theSupreme Court of New South Wales for a period.[2][5]
Jagot was appointed as a Judge of theFederal Court of Australia on 3 September 2008.[6][7]
On 17 October 2022, Jagot was sworn in as a Justice of theHigh Court of Australia, replacing the retiring JusticePatrick Keane. On Jagot's appointment, theHigh Court of Australia had a majority of female Justices for the first time in its history.[8]
Jagot is married to former New South Wales Supreme Court judge and royal commissionerPeter McClellan.[9]
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| Preceded by | Justice of the High Court of Australia 2022–present | Incumbent |