List of judges of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

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Judges who served on the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration are:

Position NameAppointment
commenced		Appointment
ended		Term in officeCommentsNotes
President Justice Richard O'Connor.jpg Richard O'Connor 10 February 190513 September 19072 years, 215 daysJudge of the High Court [1]
Justice H. B. Higgins.jpg H. B. Higgins 14 September 190729 June 192113 years, 288 daysJudge of the High Court [2]
Justice Charles Powers.jpg Charles Powers 30 June 192125 June 19264 years, 360 daysJudge of the High Court [3]
Chief Judge Justice George Dethridge.jpg George Dethridge 20 July 192629 December 193812 years, 162 days [4]
Justice George Beeby.jpg George Beeby 15 March 193931 July 19412 years, 138 days [5]
Justice Harold Piper.jpg Harold Piper 1 August 194116 June 19475 years, 319 days [6]
Justice Edmund Drake-Brockman.jpg Edmund Drake-Brockman 17 June 19471 June 19491 year, 359 days [7]
Justice William Kelly.jpg Sir Raymond Kelly 30 June 194925 July 19567 years, 25 days [8]
Deputy President  Charles Powers 10 October 191430 April 19205 years, 203 daysJudge of the High Court [3]
 Sir John Quick 26 June 192225 March 193016 years, 10 days [9]
  Noel Webb 26 June 192212 February 19274 years, 231 days [10]
Judge  Lionel Lukin 20 July 19266 July 193811 years, 351 days [11]
  George Beeby 21 July 192631 July 194115 years, 10 days [5]
  Edmund Drake-Brockman 18 April 19271 June 194922 years, 44 days [7]
  Harold Piper 15 February 193816 June 19479 years, 121 days [6]
  Thomas O'Mara 15 March 193914 October 19467 years, 213 days [12]
 Sir Raymond Kelly 15 August 194125 July 195614 years, 345 days [8]
  Alfred Foster 12 October 194426 November 1962 [lower-alpha 1] 18 years, 45 daysDeputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [13] [14]
  Bernard Sugerman 15 April 19469 September 19471 year, 147 daysResigned to take up appointment with NSW Supreme Court [15]
 Sir Richard Kirby 26 August 19471973 [lower-alpha 1] 25–26 yearsFirst President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [17] [13] [18]
  Edward Dunphy 27 April 194915 August 19567 years, 110 daysAppointed to the Commonwealth Industrial Court [19] [13]
  Sydney Wright 14 December 19501970 [lower-alpha 1] 19–20 yearsDeputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [20]
  Malcolm McIntyre 4 July 195221 September 19531 year, 79 days [21] [22]
  Sir Edward Morgan 4 August 195215 August 19564 years, 11 daysAppointed to the Commonwealth Industrial Court [23] [13]
  Richard Ashburner 1 February 19541963 [lower-alpha 1] 8–9 yearsDeputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [13]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Appointed for life and so maintained appointment as a judge even though the Court ceased to sit after 1956. The Court was only abolished after the retirement of its last member, Sir Richard Kirby in 1973. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Rutledge, M. "O'Connor, Richard Edward (Dick) (1851–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  2. ↑ Rickard, J. "Higgins, Henry Bournes (1851–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  3. 1 2 "Appointment of Mr Justice Powers as a Deputy President" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 17 October 1914. p. 2358.
    Forster, C. "Powers, Sir Charles (1853–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  4. ↑ Sharp, IG. "Dethridge, George James (1863–1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  5. 1 2 Nairn, B. "Beeby, Sir George Stephenson (1869–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  6. 1 2 Selth, PA. "Piper, Harold Bayard (1894–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  7. 1 2 Sharp, IG. "Drake-Brockman, Edmund Alfred (1884–1949)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
    "Appointment Justice Drake-Brockman as Chief Judge" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 13 June 1947. p. 1607.
  8. 1 2 Dabscheck, B. "Kelly, Sir William Raymond (1898–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  9. ↑ Maslunka, M. "Quick, Sir John (1852–1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  10. ↑ "Noel Augustin Webb" (PDF). State Library of SA.
  11. ↑ Gill, JCH. "Lukin, Lionel Oscar (1868–1944) (1863–1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  12. ↑ "Mr Justice O'Mara dead". The Sydney Morning Herald . 14 October 1946. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Appointments Industrial Court and Arbitration Commission" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 4 September 1956. pp. 2701A–2701D.
  14. ↑ Larmour, C. "Foster, Alfred William (1886–1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  15. ↑ Forbes, MZ. "Sugerman, Sir Bernard (1904–1976)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943.
  16. ↑ Conciliation and Arbitration Act (1973) (Cth) s39.
  17. ↑ "Appointment Richard Kirby" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 11 September 1947. p. 2645.
  18. ↑ (1973) 149 CAR v.
  19. ↑ "Appointment Edward Dunphy" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 26 May 1949. p. 1517.
  20. ↑ "Appointment Sydney Wright" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 21 December 1950. p. 3309.
  21. ↑ "Appointment Malcolm McIntyre" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 7 August 1952. p. 3317.
  22. ↑ "Death of Mr. Justice McIntyre". The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 September 1953. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ↑ "Appointment Edward Morgan" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 21 August 1952. p. 3471.
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