Michael Kirby Judge

Michael Donald Kirby AC, CMG (born 18 March 1939) is an Australian jurist and academic who is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving from 1996 to 2009. He has remained active in retirement: in May 2013 he was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to lead an inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea, which reported in February 2014.

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Michael Kirby
Birth dateMarch 18, 1939
Birth place
New South Wales
Religion
Anglican Church of Australia

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FromFebruary 06, 1996
ToFebruary 02, 2009
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