James Edelman
- January 4, 2024
- Judge
Quick Facts
James Edelman Biography
| Name | James Edelman |
| Birthday | Jan 9 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Perth |
| Home Town | Perth |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Spouse | Sarah Virginia Percy |
James Edelman is one of the most popular and richest Judge who was born on January 9, 1974 in Perth, Perth, Australia. James Joshua Edelman (born 9 January 1974) has been a justice of the High Court of Australia since 30 January 2017, and is a former justice of the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Western Australia. He is noted for his various achievements at a young age, including becoming a professor at Oxford University before the age of 35 and a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia before the age of 40. He was 43 years old upon commencing his appointment on the High Court and is eligible to continue until reaching the constitutionally required retirement age of 70 in 2044.
Edelman became a tutor at Keble College, Oxford, in 2005.
Edelman was appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in April 2011 following the retirement of Justice Peter Blaxell. He took the oath of office on 22 July 2011. It was reported that, at the age of 37, Edelman was the youngest person to join the Supreme Court bench. However, at the welcome ceremony for Edelman, Chief Justice Wayne Martin noted that the reports were incorrect and in fact Sir Lawrence Jackson was appointed at the age of 36 in 1949.
In April 2015, Edelman joined the Brisbane court of the Federal Court of Australia. He replaced Justice Peter Jacobson, who had retired in January 2015.
He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1998 and completed a doctorate at Magdalen College, University of Oxford in 2001.
James Edelman Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Judge |
| House | Living in own house. |
James Edelman is one of the richest Judge from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Edelman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Edelman completed high school at Scotch College in Perth, Western Australia. He completed bachelor’s degrees in Economics (1995) and Law (first class honours, 1996) at the University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Commerce (1997) at Murdoch University.
Edelman was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1998 after serving as an associate to Justice John Toohey in the High Court of Australia in 1997 and completing an articled clerkship at Blake Dawson Waldron. He was a member of the Chambers of Malcolm McCusker QC from 2001 until his appointment as a justice in 2011.
Edelman was called to the English bar in 2008 and was a member of One Essex Court chambers.
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Facts & Trivia
James Ranked on the list of most popular Judge. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. James Edelman celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.
Who is the youngest judge in Australia?
The Honourable Peter Ross Awdry Gray AM
Nationality| Australian
Who is the youngest High Court judge?
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What is the salary of High Court judge in India?
DesignationSalaryPension
Judges of Supreme Court| Rs.2,50,000/-p.m.| Rs.15,00,000/- per annum +Dearness
Relief
Chief Justices of High Court| Rs.2,50,000/-p.m.| Rs.15,00,000/- per annum
+Dearness Relief
Judges of High Court| Rs. 2,25,000/-p.m.| Rs.13,50,000/- per
annum +Dearness Relief
How do you become a judge in Victoria?
Judges are usually appointed by a State or Federal Governor or Attorney- General. To be eligible, you need to have completed a law degree and have been licensed to practise law for a minimum of eight years , although most judges have a lot more experience before being appointed.
Are Australian judges appointed for life?
Judges of the Court are appointed by the Governor-General by commission and may not be removed except by the Governor-General on an address from both Houses of Parliament in the same session. All judges must retire at the age of seventy. Judges, other than the Chief Justice, may hold more than one judicial office.