The following is a list of the thirteen Justices appointed to the High Court since 1980.
Public school graduates need not apply
| YEAR | PARTY | NAME | SCHOOL |
| 1981 | LNP | G. BRENNAN | DOWNLANDS COLLEGE ( R.C. ) QLD |
| 1982 | LNP | D. DAWSON | CANBERRA HIGH SCHOOLS ACT |
| 1982 | LNP | W. DEANE | ST JOSEPHS COLLEGE SYDNEY NSW |
| 1987 | ALP | M. GAUDRON | ST. URSULAS ARMIDALE NSW |
| 1987 | ALP | J. TOOHEY | ST. LOUIS PERTH WA.. |
| 1989 | ALP | M. MCHUGH | MARIST BROS NEWCASTLE NSW |
| 1995 | ALP | W. GUMMOW | SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL NSW |
| 1996 | ALP | M. KIRBY | FORT STREET SYDNEY NSW |
| 1997 | LNP | K. HAYNE | SCOTS COLLEGE MELBOURNE VIC |
| 1998 | LNP | I. CALLINAN | BRISBANE GRAMMAR OLD |
| 1998 | LNP | M. GLEESON | ST. JOSEPHS COLLEGE SYDNEY NSW |
| 2003 | LNP | J. HEYDON | SYDNEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL NSW |
| 2005 | LNP | S. CRENNAN | OUR LADY OF MERCY HEIDELBERG VIC |