Bradley Maxwell Selway (9 January 1955 – 10 April 2005) was a Judge of the

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from 2002 until his death.

Early life and education

Selway was born on 9 January 1955 in

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. His

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, for which he had a full scholarship, was undertaken at

Westminster School, Adelaide Westminster School is an independent, Uniting Church, Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational, day and boarding school located at Marion, South Australia, 12 km south of Adelaide. Founded as a Methodist day and boarding school for boys, t ...

. He went on to study law at the

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from 1973 to 1976.

Career

After graduating from law school, he worked for many years in the South Australian Crown Law Office. From the 1980s, he was appointed to a series of senior posts: Crown Solicitor (1989),

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(1994) and Solicitor-General (1995-2002). In 2002, Selway was appointed as a Federal Court Judge, as well as Adjunct Professor of the University of Adelaide Law School. He died on 10 April 2005, aged 50.

Published works

* ''Public Law and the South Australian Crown'' (1990) * ''The Constitution of South Australia'' (1997)

References

1955 births 2005 deaths Judges of the Federal Court of Australia People from Gawler, South Australia People educated at Westminster School, Adelaide Adelaide Law School alumni Solicitors-General of South Australia Australian King's Counsel {{australia-law-stub