Richard White (New South Wales judge)

Infobox Person
name= Richard Weeks White
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birth_date= Birth date and age|1954|22|11|df=y
birth_place= Sydney, New South Wales
death_date=
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education= Newington College
University of Sydney
occupation= Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
title= The Honourable Justice Richard White
spouse= Catherine
parents= Dr Weeks White
children= Helen, Sebastian and Annabel
nationality= Australian
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The Honourable Justice Richard Weeks White (born 22 November 1954) is an Australian judge who has served on the bench of the Supreme Court of New South Wales since April 2004. cite web
title =Swearing-In Ceremony of The Hon. Richard Weeks White
publisher =Supreme Court of New South Wales
url =http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Supreme_Court/ll_sc.nsf/pages/SCO_white270404
accessdate = 2008-06-27 ]

Early life and education

White was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1967-72). [Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 213 ] He graduated from the University of Sydney with First-Class Honours in Law (1977), and the University Medal. cite web
title =Alumni Sydneienses
publisher =University of Sydney
url =http://www.bull.usyd.edu.au/as/
accessdate = 2008-06-27 ]

olicitor and associate

In 1975 he was articled at Allen Allen and Hemsley to a partner, Bill Gummow, now Justice William Gummow of the High Court of Australia. From 1977 to 1978 White was an associate to Sir Nigel Bowen, the first Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. White joined Stephen Jaques and Stephen in 1979 and became a member of the firm in 1982.

Barrister and silk

In 1986 he was called to the Bar and was appointed appointed Senior Counsel in 1998. In 2000 White was nominated as the New South Wales Bar Association's representative to the Board of the College of Law. During a four-year term he served as chair of the Finance and Administration Committee and was a member of the Practical Legal Training, Audit and Building Committees. He was one of the counsel assisting in the HIH Royal Commission. In 18 years at the bar he established an extensive commercial practice on the 7th floor of Wentworth Chambers. [ Who's Who in Australia (Crown Content Melb, 2007) pp 2151: White, Richard Weeks (1954 - )]

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