Justice James Wood oral history interview and photograph by Louise Darmody, 2 and 7 March 2016

fonds

2 and 7 March 2016

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories

9580833

3 audio files (3 hrs, 35 min.) - digital, WAV, (48 kHz, 24 bit)
1 photograph - digital, JPEG, colour

Justice James Wood was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW in 1964. He was called to the bar in 1970 and subsequently became a Queen’s Counsel. He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW in 1984 and became the Chief Judge at Common Law in 1984 before retiring in 2005. He served as chairman of the Law Reform Commission of NSW between 1982 and 1984. In 1985 he headed the judicial enquiry into the Hilton Bombing. He also served as a royal commissioner in the NSW Police Royal Commission.
He is currently the chairman of both the NSW Law Reform Commission and the NSW Sentencing Council. In 2008 he released the Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

ITEM 1
Justice James Wood interview by Louise Darmody, 2 and 7 March 2016

ITEM 2
Photograph of Justice James Wood, [between 2 and 7 March 2016] / by Louise Darmody

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