John Lavan

Infobox Person
name = John Lavan


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birth_date = September, 1911
birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
death_date = December 1, 2006
death_place = Perth, Western Australia
education = Aquinas College & Xavier College
occupation = Judge
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parents = Michael Lavan
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nationality = Australian
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Sir John Martin Lavan (September 1911 - December 1 2006) was a former judge in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. cite web
title =Centenary of the completion and construction and opening of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
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publisher =Supreme Court of Western Australia
date = 9 June 2003
url =http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/publications/pdf/Transcript_ceremonial_sitting.pdf
format =pdf
accessdate = 2007-10-05 ] [cite web
title =Centenary
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publisher =Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
date = 2 April 2002
url =http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Files/Centenary.pdf
format =pdf
accessdate = 2007-10-05 ]

He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth and Xavier College and joined Lavan and Walsh in 1934, where he remained until 1969. [ cite web
title =History
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publisher =Lavan Legal
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url =http://www.lavanlegal.com.au/pages/mHistory.html
accessdate = 2007-10-05 ]

He was appointed the to the bench of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, a position which he held until 1981.

He also served as president of the law society from 1964-66, as well as being the Chairman of the Parole Board of WA from 1960-1969.

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