Francis Burt
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Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC (1918 - 2004) was Governor of Western Australia from 1990 to 1993. He gained his silks as a Queen's Counsel in 1959. He founded the Bar in Western Australia in 1961, and, with others, he established Bar Chambers in 1962.
Burt was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Western Australia. He served from 1977 until his retirement in 1988.
Burt was afforded a State Funeral during 2004.
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| Preceded by Sir Lawrence Jackson |
Chief Justice of Western Australia 1977 - 1988 |
Succeeded by David Malcolm |
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| Preceded by Professor Gordon Reid |
Governor of Western Australia 1990 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Major-General Michael Jeffery |
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