Richard Weeks White (born 22 November 1954) is a judge of the

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of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Early life and education

White was born in

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and attended Newington College (1967–72). He graduated from the University of Sydney with First-Class Honours in Law (1977), and the

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Career

In 1975 White was articled at Allen Allen and Hemsley to a partner, William Gummow, who went on to become a Justice of the

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. From 1977 to 1978 White was an associate to Sir

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, the first Chief Justice of the

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. White joined Stephen Jaques and Stephen (now King & Wood Mallesons) in 1979 and became a member of the firm in 1982. In 1986, White was called to the NSW

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and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1998. In 2000 White was nominated as the New South Wales Bar Association's representative to the Board of the

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. During a four-year term he served as chair of the Finance and Administration Committee and was a member of the Practical Legal Training, Audit and Building Committees. White was one of the counsel assisting in the HIH Royal Commission. In 18 years at the bar he established an extensive commercial practice on the 7th floor of Wentworth Chambers.Who's Who in Australia (Crown Content Melb, 2007) pp 2151: White, Richard Weeks (1954–) White was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2004. On 15 March 2017, he became a Judge of Appeal.

References

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