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Sir Archibald Burt : first Chief Justice of Western Australia 1861-1879 / J.M. Bennett ; foreword, Sir Francis Burt.

Sir Archibald Burt : first Chief Justice of Western Australia 1861-1879 / J.M. Bennett ; foreword, Sir Francis Burt.
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ISBN 1862874387
Author Bennett, J. M. (John Michael)
Title Sir Archibald Burt : first Chief Justice of Western Australia 1861-1879 / J.M. Bennett ; foreword, Sir Francis Burt.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2002.
Description xiv, 143 pages ; 22 cm.
Series Lives of the Australian Chief Justices
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Before the beginning -- 2. During the pleasure of Her Majesty -- 3. The Hampton years -- 4. Habeas corpus -- 5. A peccant practitioner at my court -- 6. Bitter discontent -- 7. In the hands of a single judge -- 8. After the end.
Summary Archibald Paull Burt, "reputed to be the ablest lawyer in the West Indies", arrived in Western Australia in 1861 at the age of 50 when bureaucratic disputes blocked his preferment in the Caribbean. He advised the government on the need for a Supreme Court of comprehensive jurisdiction and helped to see into place that and many other legal and constitutional changes. He was appointed first Cheif Justice of the colony, and until his death in 1879, he was the Colony's sole judge.
Subjects Burt, Archibald Paull, -- Sir,1810-1879
Judges -- Western Australia -- Biography
Judges -- Australia
Western Australia
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Burt, Archibald, Sir, 1810-1879
Series Lives of the Australian Chief Justices
Call number 2018.586
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A00935805 2018.586
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