Owen Dixon

Judge

1886 – 1972

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Who was Owen Dixon?

Sir Owen Dixon, OM, GCMG, KC was an Australian judge and diplomat who served as the sixth Chief Justice of Australia. A justice of the High Court for thirty-five years, Dixon was one of the leading jurists in the English-speaking world and is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever jurist.

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Born
Apr 28, 1886
Hawthorn
Profession
Education
  • University of Melbourne
Died
Jul 7, 1972
Melbourne

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on July 23, 2013

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