- James Roland Wood
The Honourable James Roland Tomson Wood AO QC is the chairman of
Law Reform Commission of New South Wales , the chairman of theNew South Wales Sentencing Council , theInspector of the Police Integrity Commission and a former judge inAustralia .Early years
He was born in Sydney in 1941.
He attended
Knox Grammar andSydney University graduating with the University Medal in Law in 1964.Career
He was admitted as a solicitor of the
Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1964. He was called to the bar in 1970 and subsequently became aqueens counsel .He was appointed a judge of the
Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1984 and became the Chief Judge at Common Law in 1984 before retiring in 2005.He served as chairman of the
Law Reform Commission of New South Wales between 1982 and 1984.During his time as a judge, he served as a
royal commissioner in theNew South Wales police royal commission .He is current a judge of the
Fiji Court of Appeal .He is currently the chairman of both the
New South Wales Law Reform Commission and theNew South Wales Sentencing Council .Honours
He received an AO in 2000.
References
*Who's Who Australia 2006.
*Law Reform Commission homepage - http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/lrc/ll_lrc.nsf/pages/LRC_wood
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