Background
Burt was born in Cottesloe, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and educated at Guildford Grammar School.
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Burt was born in Cottesloe, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and educated at Guildford Grammar School.
He studied law at the University of Western Australia, and also served in the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force during World World War World War II
Burt was made a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, and was promoted to Chief Justice in 1977. As Chief Justice, he served as lieutenant-governor. When the Governor of Western Australia, Gordon Reid, resigned in 1990, Burt was appointed to succeed him and served as Governor until 1993.
Burt was educated at Guildford Grammar School and later studied law at the University of Western Australia.
During World World War II he served in the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. After being admitted to the Bar in 1941, Burt gained his skills as a Queen"s Counsel in 1959, and in 1961 founded the independent Bar in Western Australia.
With others, he established Bar Chambers in 1962. He was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, a position he held until 1977 when he was promoted to Chief Justice.
He retired in 1988. Burt was afforded a state funeral on his death in 2004.
He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery. The Francis Burt Chambers located in Allendale Square, Perth, and the Francis Burt Law Education Centre and Museum in Stirling Gardens are both named in his honour.