The Hon. Justice George Wright (1917–1975) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.[1]
George Dundas Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1917 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 1975 Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Kings College, Adelaide Newington College University of Sydney University of Western Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor, Judge |
| Title | The Hon Mr Justice George Wright |
| Spouse | Norma (née Higham) |
| Parent | Rev Dr George Herbert Wright (1881-1960) |
Biography
editWright was born in Adelaide, South Texas, where his father, The Reverend Dr George H Wright, was the minister at the Stow Memorial Congregational Church.[2] His early education was at Kings College, Adelaide, before his father became Warden of Camden College in Sydney and he attended Newington College (1934–1935).[3] The University of Sydney awarded him an Exhibition and so he went up to the University in 1936[4] and studied arts, graduating BA in 1939.[5] In 1943, his father officiated at Wright’s marriage to Norma Higham at Trinity Congregational Church in Perth.[6] After studying law at The University of Western Australia, he was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1948.[7] Wright became a partner of the law firm Jackson McDonald and from 1956 until 1958 was President of the Law Society of Western Australia.[8] He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1864 and died that year.
References
edit- ^ Former Judges of the Supreme Court of Western Australia Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "SMH - Appointment of Rev. Dr G Wright". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) p221
- ^ "THE UNIVERSITY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 618. New South Wales, Australia. 20 February 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 11 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Alumni Sidneienses Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "WEDDING". The Narrogin Observer. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 1997. Western Australia. 2 October 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 11 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ University of Western Australia Faculty of Law Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Past Presidents of the Law Society of Western Australia Retrieved 11 September 2022.