John Northmore (judge)
Sir John Alfred Northmore KCMG was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Western Australia. Northmore was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court in 1914 before being appointed Chief Justice in 1935. He retired in 1945 and died in 1958.[1] He also served as acting Administrator of Western Australia from 1931 to 1933, fulfilling the functions of Governor after financial straits prevented a permanent successor to Governor Sir William Campion.
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References
- Birman, Wendy (1988). "Northmore, Sir John Alfred (1865–1958)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 11. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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