Horton Williams

Horton Williams

Infobox Person
name= Horton Clement Williams
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birth_date= Birth date |1933|21|4
birth_place= Sydney, New South Wales
death_date=
death_place=
education= Newington College
University of Adelaide
occupation= Solicitor, Barrister, Queen's Counsel, Judge
title= The Honourable Horton Williams QC
spouse= 1958, Helen (d.1991)
1996, Marie Gregory
parents= H R Williams
children= 1 son, 1 daughter
nationality= Australian
website=

The Honourable Horton Clement Williams QC (born April 21, 1933) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia. [Who's Who in Australia (Crown Content, 2008) pp 2242 ]

Early life

Williams was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1947-1950). [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 216 ] In 1950 his family moved to South Australia and he enrolled at the University of Adelaide and graduated in law.

Legal career

Williams was a Judge's Associate from 1954 until 1956 and was admitted to the South Australian Bar in 1955. From 1956 until 1977 he was in private practice. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1974. In 1995 he was named as a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia. Other legal positions held included chairman of the Judicial Conference of Australia, chairman of the Gambling Supervisory Authority, vice-president of the Australian Bar Association and president of the South Australian Bar Association .

Community involvement

Williams was Commodore of the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron from 1991 until 1993.

References


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