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"Julia, you bloody beauty."

LAWYER Josh Bornstein's mobile phone flashed at 9.41am on Thursday with the exultant text message: "Julia, you bloody beauty."

From the unlikely location of South America, the Maurice Blackburn chairman Bernard Murphy was letting his colleague Bornstein, who was in a meeting, know their one-time workmate was now Prime Minister.

Bornstein says: "She's intensely loyal, you may not speak to one another for a period of time . . . then you say to Julia, 'Do you mind if I seek your assistance on something?' and she will be there."

Appointment to the Federal Court of Australia as a Judge for Bernard Murphy, Gillard's partner in........a legal firm?      Julia, you bloody beauty!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OFFICE - Federal Court Judge

Judges of the Federal Court are appointed by the Governor-General to age 70.

The salary of a Federal Court judge is $402,880 per annum. Judges accrue six months

long leave after five years of service. When travelling within Australia on official

business, a Federal Court judge is entitled to the highest available class of airline travel

and travelling allowance at rates set by the Remuneration Tribunal.

Under the Judges’ Pensions Act 1968, Federal Court judges are entitled to a noncontributory pension of 60% of current judicial salary after attaining the age of 60 years

and having served 10 years or more as a judge or upon retirement on the ground of

permanent disability or infirmity. Pro rata pension is payable after six years service as a

judge upon retirement at age 70.

Further information relating to Terms and Conditions can be found at

www.remtribunal.gov.au. The current Remuneration Tribunal determination applying to

Federal Court judges is Determination 2012/09: Judicial and Related Offices –

Remuneration and Allowances.