Robert David Nicholson

Background

Nicholson, Robert David was born on August 7, 1937 in Perth, Australia. Son of John Edward and Ida Bettie (Davies) Nicholson.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, U. Western Australia, Perth, 1959; Bachelor, U. Western Australia, Perth, 1961; Master of Arts, Georgetown University, 1963; Master of Laws, U. Melbourne, 1981.

Career

Partner, Freehill Hollingdale & Page, Perth, 1964-1975, 81-86; secretary-general, Law Council Australia, Melbourne, 1975-1980; deputy president, Administration Appeals Tribunal, Perth, 1986-1988; justice, Supreme Court Western Australia, Perth, since 1988. Visiting foreign judicial fellow United States Federal Judicial Center, 1992.

Achievements

• Robert David Nicholson has been listed as a noteworthy Supreme court justice by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Convenor, board directors Francis Burt Law Center, Perth, 1987-1992. Senator U.Western Australia, Perth, since 1986. Chairman Western Australian History Foundation, Perth, since 1991.

Interests

• Avocations: music, history, tennis.

Connections

Married Lynette Trumble, December 27, 1967. Children: Catherine Jane, David Fergus, Rosemary Anne.

Father:

John Edward Nicholson

Mother:

Ida Bettie (Davies) Nicholson

Spouse:

Lynette Trumble

child:

Catherine Jane Nicholson

child:

Rosemary Anne Nicholson

child:

David Fergus Nicholson