Patrick Real
Patrick Real (17 March 1846 – 10 June 1928)[1] was a Supreme Court judge in Queensland, a colony and later a state of Australia.
Early life
Real was born in Pallas Green,
Ipswich railway workshops until, at the age of twenty-one, he formed the idea of becoming a barrister.[2]
Legal career
Relinquishing his trade, he devoted himself to study. He was admitted to the Queensland Bar in September 1874 and practised with success. In February 1878 he was appointed Crown Prosecutor for the Central District of Queensland and, on the death of Justice
Marriage and Children
Real married Anne Catharine Thynne, sister of
K. C.
, leader of the Queensland bar.
Later life
After his retirement as a judge, aged 76, Real practised as a consulting barrister, without great success.[1] Real died in 1928 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[10]
Legacy
His home Eulalia in Norman Park was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d
Rahemtula, Aladin. "Real, Patrick (1846–1928)". OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- AC 696; (1919) 26 CLR 276, Privy Council(on appeal from Australia).
- AC 691; (1920) 28 CLR 106, Privy Council(on appeal from Australia).
- ^ Taylor v Attorney-General (Qld) [1918] St R Qd 194, Privy Council.
- ^ a b Aroney, N. "Politics, Law and the Constitution in McCawley's Case". (2006) 30(3) Melbourne University Law Review 605.
- ^ Judges Retirement Act 1921 (Qld).
- ^ McGarvie The Foundations of Judicial Independence in a Modern Democracy (1991) 1 Journal of Judicial Administration 3.
- ISBN 0409494445.
- ^ Real Patrick Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Eulalia (entry 600269)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
