The ideal judge

该项目旨在探讨如何一个重要的和未充分利用的资源，在司法宣誓就职仪式上发表的讲话，表明不断变化的看法，法官的基本属性和判断在澳大利亚最高法院。该项目的预期成果包括揭示政府、律师和法官对这些属性的不同看法;这些看法的性别影响;以及随时间和地域的变化。它将为关于法官和审判的理想属性的公众辩论提供信息，这些属性是维持和建立公众信心所必不可少的。

This project aims to interrogate how one significant and under-utilised resource, the speeches made at judicial swearing-in ceremonies, demonstrates changing perceptions of the essential attributes of judges and of judging in Australian Supreme Courts. The project’s expected outcomes include revealing the different ways governments, lawyers and judges perceive these attributes; the gendered ramifications of these perceptions; and variations over time and geography. It will inform public debate regarding the ideal attributes of judges and judging, qualities that are essential to maintaining and building public confidence.