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Dormer George (Bob) Andrews (8 April 1919 – 28 June 2004) was a judge in Queenland, Australia. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Education and military service

Andrews was born in

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. He attended Taringa State primary school and

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before enrolling at the

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in 1939. In 1940 he enlisted in the

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, first in No. 61 OTU in Britain and then in No. 127 Squadron in the Western Desert. In October 1942 the

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fighter he was flying was shot down and he sustained severe injuries that resulted in the loss of his left arm. He was held prisoner by the

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s until he was liberated and repatriated in June 1943. He resumed his university study and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1944 and a Bachelor of Law in 1947.

Legal career

He did articles at the firm of Williams and Williams, was admitted as a barrister in 1947. He practised at the Queensland bar for the next 11 years. He was appointed a judge on the

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in April 1959 and as a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in May 1971. In 1982, although he was only the ninth most senior justice in the court, he was the choice of the premier,

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, for the post of Chief Justice. This choice was strongly opposed in cabinet by the

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, and Walter Campbell was appointed as a compromise candidate. In 1985 Campbell left the Supreme Court to take up an appointment as

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and Andrews was appointed Chief Justice. He retired in 1989 when he reached the statutory retirement age of 70.

Honours

Andrews was appointed a

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in 1987 and received the Centenary Medal in 2001.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Dormer 1919 births 2004 deaths Chief Justices of Queensland Australian Knights Bachelor Judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland 20th-century Australian judges

Education and military service

Legal career

Honours

See also

References