George Wright (jurist)
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The Hon.
Justice
George Wright
(1917–1975) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
.
, before his father became Warden of Camden College
in Sydney
and he attended Newington College
(1934–1935) . He went up to the University of Sydney
in 1936 and studied arts, graduating BA
in 1939. Wight's family moved again to Perth, Western Australia
, and after studying law at The University of Western Australia
he was admitted as a legal practitioner 1948. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1975 and died that year.
The Honourable
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Justice
Judge
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George Wright
George Wright (jurist)
The Hon. Justice George Wright was a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. -Biograpghy:Wright was born in Adelaide, South Australia, where his father, The Reverend Dr George H Wright, was minister off the Stow Memorial Congregational Church...
(1917–1975) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
Supreme Court of Western Australia
The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters.The Supreme Court consists of a General Division The Supreme Court of Western...
.
Biograpghy
Wright was born in Adelaide, South Australia, where his father, The Reverend Dr George H Wright, was minister off the Stow Memorial Congregational Church. His early education was at Kings College, AdelaidePembroke School, Adelaide
Pembroke School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school, located at Kensington Park, a suburb 6 kilometres east of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia....
, before his father became Warden of Camden College
Camden College
Camden College is a fictional liberal arts college, which appears in the works of Bret Easton Ellis, Jill Eisenstadt, and Jonathan Lethem. Whereas Ellis' Camden College is located in New Hampshire, Lethem's Camden is in Vermont, and is notable for being the most expensive college in America...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and he attended Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1934–1935) . He went up to the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
in 1936 and studied arts, graduating BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1939. Wight's family moved again to Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, and after studying law at The University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
he was admitted as a legal practitioner 1948. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1975 and died that year.