Mr Justice Richard Cecil Cook was an Australian judge and a member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales.
Background
Always known by his second given name, Cecil Cook was born in Marrickville, New South Wales, one of nine children of Sir Joseph Cook Personal Computer, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Street Michael and Street George, Prime Minister of Australia (1913-1914) and Dame Mary Cook.
Career
The Honorary He attended Newington College (1912–1920) and the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1924. After graduating Cook worked as a solicitor until 1928 and then read for the Bar. He was a barrister-at-law until 1954.
Cook was appointed as an additional member Industrial Commission of New South Wales in 1954 and as a judge of the commission on 13 May 1955.
He served as a judge until his retirement on 1 March 1972. In the 1950s, Cook was appointed by the Attorney General under the monopolies act to inquire into the wool trade.