The ideal judge

该项目旨在探究一种重要而未被充分利用的资源，即在司法宣誓仪式上的演讲，如何体现了对法官基本属性和澳大利亚最高法院审判的不断变化的看法。该项目的预期结果包括揭示政府、律师和法官对这些属性的不同看法；这些观念的性别影响；随着时间和地理的变化。它将使公众辩论了解法官和审判的理想属性，以及维持和建立公众信心所必需的品质。

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.