Jack Austell Lee (1 July 1922 – 17 May 2006) was an Australian barrister and judge. Lee was born in

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. He studied law at the

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and worked as a solicitor before being called to the Bar in 1945.

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in 1961, he was appointed a justice of the

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in 1966. He was Chief Judge at Common Law from 1988, and was Royal Commissioner of the Blackburn Royal Commission from 1991 to 1992. He had three wives. After his first wife Sylvia Paris died he married June Rose Lee, but they divorced in 1975. He then went on to marry Nancy Rosemary Wolridge. Lee's other roles included Chairman of the

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Legal and Constitutional Committee from 1993 and Chairman of the Foundation for Australian Constitutional Research and Studies from 1995 to 1999.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jack 1922 births 2006 deaths Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Australian King's Counsel Officers of the Order of Australia