Quotes from High Court Judges

[brendan]

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/HCATrans/2007/634.html

MR GAGELER: I will, yes. That brings me to the little demonstration, your Honours. Your Honours ought have a bundle of material which is entitled “Demonstration of Online Betting”.

HAYNE J: How much of this is on the CD?

MR GAGELER: This is all on the CD, your Honour. On the CD it is - - -

KIRBY J: We had a Playstation shown to us in Sony and it was very exciting. Why did you not try that?

MR GAGELER: This is more fun.

KIRBY J: It is one of the most exciting things that has happened in my time here.


http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/hca/transcripts/2002/S126/1.html


CALLINAN J: Mr Jackson, it seems to me that clearly the people at the party, including Ms Joslyn and Mr Berryman, went out with the intention of getting drunk.

MR JACKSON: It would be a big night, your Honour, big night.

CALLINAN J: With the intention of getting drunk and they fulfilled that intention.

MR JACKSON: Well, your Honour, young people sometimes - - -

KIRBY J: I just think "drunk" is a label and I am a little worried about - it is not necessary to put that label. It is just that they were sufficiently affected by alcohol to affect their capacity to drive.

MR JACKSON: Yes.

KIRBY J: "A drunk" has all sorts of baggage with it.

HAYNE J: Perhaps "hammered" is the more modern expression, Mr Jackson, or "well and truly hammered".

MR JACKSON: I am indebted to your Honour.

KIRBY J: I do not know any of these expressions.

McHUGH J: No, no. Justice Hayne must live a very different life to the sort of life we lead.

KIRBY J: I have never heard that word "hammered" before, never. Not before this very minute.

[humph]

Hahahahaha Kirby, what a fucking legend. That guy is like God to the many many lefty Arts/Law students at ANU...

[Collin Li]

Hm... really? Kirby is also a good defender of individual liberties, and hence I enjoy reading what he has to say a lot of the time too.