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John Nagle

The Honourable John Hailes Flood "Gaffer" Nagle AO, QC (1913–2009) was a lawyer, soldier and prominent jurist, who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, from 1960 until 1983. Nagle led high-profile inquiries into the NSW Department of Corrective Services and the assassination of political candidate Donald Mackay.[1]

John Flood Nagle
Justice of the Supreme Court
of New South Wales
In office
21 March 1960 – 10 July 1983
Nominated byBob Heffron
Appointed bySir Eric Woodward
Preceded bySir Kenneth Street
Succeeded byDavid Hodgson
Chief Judge at Common Law
In office
1979 – 10 July 1983
Preceded byRobert Taylor
Succeeded byColin Begg
Personal details
Born(1913-07-10)10 July 1913
Albury, New South Wales
Died16 September 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 96)
Spouse
Stephanie Scott
(m. 1944⁠–⁠1950)
EducationChristian Brothers College, Albury
Alma materUniversity of Sydney

Early life edit

Born on 10 July 1913, Nagle was the second of nine children. His father, Valentine Flood Nagle, was a solicitor in Albury.[citation needed] Nagle entered the University of Sydney, residing at St John's College at age 15, completing an arts degree in 1932. Four years later, he completed a law degree, allowing him to follow in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, all lawyers.[citation needed]

A few months after Nagle was admitted to the bar, Australia declared war on Germany. Nagle enlisted and served in the 2/5th Field Regiment, seeing action in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. Following Japan's entry into the war, the regiment was deployed to the South Pacific, where Nagle served as a paratrooper. By the war's end, he had risen to the rank of major and was second-in-command of his battalion.[citation needed]

In 1944, he married Stephanie Mary Gilronan Scott and they had one child, Winsome. The marriage ended in 1950.[citation needed]

An avid sportsman, Nagle represented the Riverina district in rugby and Jaguar in the Monte Carlo Rally.[1]

Legal career edit

Following the war, Nagle returned to legal practice. Among his contemporaries in Sydney's legal fraternity were future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and future Governor-General Sir William Deane. In 1960, Nagle was appointed to the State's Supreme Court by the Heffron Labor Government, just a year after taking silk.[1]

Nagle enjoyed the respect of politicians on both sides, however, and was selected by the Willis Liberal Government to head a royal commission into the State's troubled prison system in 1976. Two months later, with the Liberals out of office, newly-elected Labor Premier Neville Wran removed the two other members of the commission, leaving Nagle to preside alone.

Nagle handed down his report in March 1978. Its 630 pages excoriated "an inefficient Department administering antiquated and disgraceful gaols; untrained and sometimes ignorant prison officers, resentful, intransigent and incapable of performing their tasks."[2] The first of its 252 recommendations was the sacking of Commissioner of Corrective Services Walter McGeechan – though the Government dismissed McGeechan shortly before receiving Nagle's final report.[3]

Nagle's report was influential well beyond his home State: Tony Vinson, who took over the Department from McGeechan, later observed that leading prison administrators the world over "invariably know of and allude to the Nagle Report as an important benchmark."[4]

Nagle was promoted to chief judge at common law in 1979 and retired from the bench in 1983.[1]

In 1981 he was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia.[5]

Later life edit

Nagle retired to his 700-hectare sheep and cattle property outside of Albury. Three years later, the Government recalled him to head up a special commission of inquiry into the police's handling of the assassination of Donald Mackay. Nagle's report criticised both the lead investigator, Joe Parrington, and former federal Labor minister Al Grassby.[1]

In 1995, Nagle published a biography of David Collins, the first judge-advocate in colonial New South Wales.[6]

Nagle was a patron of the arts, serving as a trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and a patron of the Albury-Wodonga Regional Art Foundation. In his will he bequeathed a collection of Australian works to the Albury Regional Art Gallery, including paintings by his close friend Russell Drysdale.[7]

Nagle died on 16 September 2009 at the age of 96.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Brown, Malcolm (25 September 2009). "The judge who showed NSW how degrading its prisons were". Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ Nagle, J. F. (31 March 1976). Report of the Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons. Sydney: New South Wales Government Printer. p. 460.
  3. ^ Nagle, J. F. (31 March 1976). Report of the Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons. Sydney: New South Wales Government Printer.
  4. ^ "The Honourable John Flood Nagle, QC – Citation for the conferral of a Doctor of Letters" (PDF). Charles Sturt University.
  5. ^ "The Honourable Mr Justice John Flood Nagle". It's An Honour. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Catalogue entry: Collins, the courts & the colony : law & society in colonial New South Wales, 1788-1796". National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Nagle Bequest and Justice J.F. Nagle". Murray Art Museum Albury.

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For the computer programmer see Nagle s algorithm The Honourable John Hailes Flood Gaffer Nagle AO QC 1913 2009 was a lawyer soldier and prominent jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia from 1960 until 1983 Nagle led high profile inquiries into the NSW Department of Corrective Services and the assassination of political candidate Donald Mackay 1 The HonourableJohn Flood NagleAO QCJustice of the Supreme Courtof New South WalesIn office 21 March 1960 10 July 1983Nominated byBob HeffronAppointed bySir Eric WoodwardPreceded bySir Kenneth StreetSucceeded byDavid HodgsonChief Judge at Common LawIn office 1979 10 July 1983Preceded byRobert TaylorSucceeded byColin BeggPersonal detailsBorn 1913 07 10 10 July 1913Albury New South WalesDied16 September 2009 2009 09 16 aged 96 SpouseStephanie Scott m 1944 1950 wbr EducationChristian Brothers College AlburyAlma materUniversity of Sydney Contents 1 Early life 2 Legal career 3 Later life 4 ReferencesEarly life editBorn on 10 July 1913 Nagle was the second of nine children His father Valentine Flood Nagle was a solicitor in Albury citation needed Nagle entered the University of Sydney residing at St John s College at age 15 completing an arts degree in 1932 Four years later he completed a law degree allowing him to follow in the footsteps of his father grandfather and great grandfather all lawyers citation needed A few months after Nagle was admitted to the bar Australia declared war on Germany Nagle enlisted and served in the 2 5th Field Regiment seeing action in Egypt Syria and Lebanon Following Japan s entry into the war the regiment was deployed to the South Pacific where Nagle served as a paratrooper By the war s end he had risen to the rank of major and was second in command of his battalion citation needed In 1944 he married Stephanie Mary Gilronan Scott and they had one child Winsome The marriage ended in 1950 citation needed An avid sportsman Nagle represented the Riverina district in rugby and Jaguar in the Monte Carlo Rally 1 Legal career editMain article Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons Following the war Nagle returned to legal practice Among his contemporaries in Sydney s legal fraternity were future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and future Governor General Sir William Deane In 1960 Nagle was appointed to the State s Supreme Court by the Heffron Labor Government just a year after taking silk 1 Nagle enjoyed the respect of politicians on both sides however and was selected by the Willis Liberal Government to head a royal commission into the State s troubled prison system in 1976 Two months later with the Liberals out of office newly elected Labor Premier Neville Wran removed the two other members of the commission leaving Nagle to preside alone Nagle handed down his report in March 1978 Its 630 pages excoriated an inefficient Department administering antiquated and disgraceful gaols untrained and sometimes ignorant prison officers resentful intransigent and incapable of performing their tasks 2 The first of its 252 recommendations was the sacking of Commissioner of Corrective Services Walter McGeechan though the Government dismissed McGeechan shortly before receiving Nagle s final report 3 Nagle s report was influential well beyond his home State Tony Vinson who took over the Department from McGeechan later observed that leading prison administrators the world over invariably know of and allude to the Nagle Report as an important benchmark 4 Nagle was promoted to chief judge at common law in 1979 and retired from the bench in 1983 1 In 1981 he was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia 5 Later life editNagle retired to his 700 hectare sheep and cattle property outside of Albury Three years later the Government recalled him to head up a special commission of inquiry into the police s handling of the assassination of Donald Mackay Nagle s report criticised both the lead investigator Joe Parrington and former federal Labor minister Al Grassby 1 In 1995 Nagle published a biography of David Collins the first judge advocate in colonial New South Wales 6 Nagle was a patron of the arts serving as a trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and a patron of the Albury Wodonga Regional Art Foundation In his will he bequeathed a collection of Australian works to the Albury Regional Art Gallery including paintings by his close friend Russell Drysdale 7 Nagle died on 16 September 2009 at the age of 96 1 References edit a b c d e f Brown Malcolm 25 September 2009 The judge who showed NSW how degrading its prisons were Sydney Morning Herald Nagle J F 31 March 1976 Report of the Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons Sydney New South Wales Government Printer p 460 Nagle J F 31 March 1976 Report of the Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons Sydney New South Wales Government Printer The Honourable John Flood Nagle QC Citation for the conferral of a Doctor of Letters PDF Charles Sturt University The Honourable Mr Justice John Flood Nagle It s An Honour Retrieved 4 December 2020 Catalogue entry Collins the courts amp the colony law amp society in colonial New South Wales 1788 1796 National Library of Australia Nagle Bequest and Justice J F Nagle Murray Art Museum Albury Government offices Preceded byWalter Bunning President of the Board of Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales1977 1980 Succeeded byCharles Benyon Lloyd Jones Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Nagle amp oldid 1223279040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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