Francis Burt
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| Succeeded by | David Malcolm |
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| Born | Francis Theodore Page Burt 14 June 1918 Second World War |
Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt QC (14 June 1918 – 8 September 2004) was an Australian jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Western Australia, from 1977 to 1988, and the 27th Governor of Western Australia, from 1990 to 1993.
Burt was born in
Second World War. Burt was made a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, and was promoted to Chief Justice in 1977. As Chief Justice, he served as lieutenant-governor. When the Governor of Western Australia, Gordon Reid
, resigned in 1989, Burt was appointed to succeed him and served as governor until 1993.
Biography
Born in
After being admitted to the Bar in 1941, Burt gained his skills as a
Queen's Counsel in 1959, and in 1961 founded the independent Bar in Western Australia.[4] With others, he established Bar Chambers in 1962. He was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, a position he held until 1977 when he was promoted to Chief Justice of Western Australia
. He retired in 1988.
Burt was afforded a
Perth, and the Francis Burt Law Education Centre and Museum in Stirling Gardens
are both named in his honour.
References
- ^ "Births". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 17 June 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt 1990–1993". Constitutional Centre of Western Australia. July 2005.
- ^ BURT, FRANCIS THEODORE PAGE (RAN)[permanent dead link] and BURT, FRANCIS THEODORE PAGE (RAAF) Archived 4 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine – World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Western Australian Bar Association". March 2006.
- ^ "Summary Of Record Information, Francis Theodore Page Burt". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
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