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Richard Wild (judge)
Sir Herbert Richard Churton Wild GBE KCMG QC (20 September 1912 – 22 May 1978) was the ninth Chief Justice of New Zealand.
Sir Richard Wild | |
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| 9th Chief Justice of New Zealand | |
| In office 18 January 1966 – 20 January 1978 | |
| Nominated by | Keith Holyoake |
| Appointed by | Sir Bernard Fergusson |
| Preceded by | Harold Barrowclough |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Davison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Richard Churton Wild 20 September 1912 Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Died | 22 May 1978 (aged 65) Wellington, New Zealand |
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Family edit
Wild was born in Blenheim in 1912.[1] His father, Leonard Wild, was at that time science teacher at Marlborough High School.[2] He attended Feilding Agricultural High School. His sister Dora later married the jurist John White.[3] His son, John Wild, was a judge at the High Court and then the Court of Appeal.[4]
Chief justice edit
He famously decided the case of Fitzgerald v Muldoon in 1976.[citation needed]
Wild was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1977. He resigned as Chief Justice in early 1978 and died shortly after.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Spiller, Peter. "Wild, Herbert Richard Churton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Renwick, William. "Wild, Leonard John". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ . New Zealand Law Society. December 2007. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "From judge's bench to woodworking bench – dovetailing into retirement". Stuff. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.