Andrew Robert Beech (born 17 April 1962) is a
justice
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with the
Supreme Court of Western Australia
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. He is a graduate of the
Bachelor of Civil Law
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program at
Magdalen College
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at the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
. While studying at Oxford, he made four appearances in
first-class cricket
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for
Oxford University Cricket Club
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in 1987.
On 24 May 2017, Justice Beech was appointed to the
Court of Appeal
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.
References
1962 births
Living people
Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
Australian cricketers
Oxford University cricketers
Judges of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
Australian Senior Counsel
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