Cyril Walsh
Justice of the High Court of Australia | |
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In office 20 September 1969 – 29 November 1973 | |
Nominated by | John Gorton |
Preceded by | Sir Alan Taylor |
Succeeded by | Sir Kenneth Jacobs |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 June 1909 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 29 November 1973 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Spouse |
Mary Smyth (m. 1942) |
Sir Cyril Ambrose Walsh KBE (15 June 1909 – 29 November 1973) was an Australian judge who served on the High Court of Australia from 1969 until his death in 1973.
Early life
Walsh was born in
Walsh commenced studies at the University of Sydney in 1927, living at St John's College. Walsh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1930 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1934, both with honours. He also won the University Medals in English, Philosophy and Law, and first-class honours in English, Philosophy and Latin, was awarded the James Coutts Scholarship for English and was the joint winner of the John George Dalley Prize. His cumulative undergraduate record is regarded as the finest record before or since for any law student at the university.[2]
On 28 November 1942, Walsh married his wife Mary at the St Joseph's Catholic Church in Burwood Heights, they would later have three sons together. The family lived mainly in the inner western Sydney suburb of Summer Hill.[2]
Legal career
On 26 May 1934, Walsh was admitted to the
In January 1954, Walsh was made a Judge of the
High Court
Walsh was appointed to the High Court on 3 October 1969. Also that year he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and on 1 January 1971 was appointed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Walsh was only on the High Court for a short period of time, but participated in several important cases including the Concrete Pipes case and the Payroll Tax case.
Walsh remained on the bench of the High Court until his death from multiple myeloma on 29 November 1973. The High Court sat on 30 November in a special sitting to commemorate Walsh. Barwick, then the Chief Justice, delivered the eulogy in which he said: "The Court has lost a Justice from whom increasingly distinguished service was confidently expected."[2]
References
- ^ "Images from Parramatta High School Magazine". Parramatta High School. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2005. (Including image of Walsh at age 17.)
- ^ ISBN 0-19-554022-0.