Michael Kirby (judge)

The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office 6 February 1996 – 2 February 2009
Nominated by	Paul Keating
Appointed by	Bill Hayden
Preceded by	Sir William Deane
Succeeded by	Virginia Bell
Chancellor of Macquarie University
In office 1984–1993
Preceded by	Percy Partridge
Succeeded by	Tim Besley
Personal details
Born	Michael Donald Kirby (1939-03-18) 18 March 1939 (age 85) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse	Johan van Vloten
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Arbitrator, Mediator, UN Official

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.^[1] 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.