Editing Michael Kirby (judge) (section)

===Retirement and post-retirement life===
Kirby retired from the High Court on 2 February 2009, shortly before reaching the constitutionally mandatory retirement age of 70,<ref>[[Constitution of Australia]], section 72.</ref> and was succeeded by [[Virginia Bell (judge)|Virginia Bell]].<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/high-court-gets-fourth-woman/2008/12/15/1229189518021.html High Court gets fourth woman]. Retrieved 15 December 2008.</ref>

After his retirement, Kirby was appointed to several honorary academic roles at Australian universities. These included appointments to: the [[Australian National University]] (ANU) in Canberra, as distinguished visiting fellow in February 2009;<ref>{{cite news | agency=Australian Associated Press |title=Kirby takes on new job at ANU law school | date=9 February 2009 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald| url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/kirby-takes-on-new-job-at-anu-law-school-20090209-81mu.html | access-date=9 February 2009 }}</ref> the [[UNSW Faculty of Law|University of New South Wales Faculty of Law]] as visiting professorial fellow in March 2009;<ref>[http://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/michael-kirby-joins-unsw news@unsw Michael Kirby joins UNSW | UNSW Newsroom]</ref> the [[University of Tasmania]] Faculty of Law as [[adjunct professor]] in July 2009; and [[Victoria University, Melbourne|Victoria University]] as an adjunct professor. He has been appointed [[Honorary title (academic)|honorary]] [[visiting professor]] by 12 universities.