James Henry Muirhead AC KStJ QC (24 April 1925 - 20 July 1999) was an Administrator of the Northern Territory and a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.^[1] Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... HRH The Duke of Gloucester is Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of Saint John. ... For information about The Times satire Queens Counsel, see Queens Counsel (comic strip). ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The political office of the Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia has been held by the following people. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is the highest court in the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...

Pre-Northern Territory

James Muirhead was born in Adelaide and was educated at St Peter's College, University of Adelaide.^[1] After completing high school he served in the Australian Imperial Forces from 1943 - 1946 served as an infantryman and signaller with the 57/60 Battalion in Bougainville and later served with the 32/52 Battalion in Rabaul, New Britain. For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... ... The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a public university located in Adelaide. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bougainville campaign of 1944-45, was a campaign of World War II. The island of Bougainville was of strategic importance to the Allies and Japanese, in both the Pacific Ocean and South West Pacific theatres. ... For the volcanic caldera within which Rabaul lies, see Rabaul caldera. ... (This article is about the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. ...

He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Adelaide and was admitted to the South Australian Bar in 1950. He practised as a barrister and solicitor in the firm of Thomson & Co until 1970 when he was appointed as a Judge of the Local and District Criminal Court of South Australia. He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel in 1967. Current Judge Dean Mildren was his Articled Clerk from 1966 - 1968. The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in the majority of common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a public university located in Adelaide. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... For information about The Times satire Queens Counsel, see Queens Counsel (comic strip). ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was appointed as an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea in 1972 and in the same year was appointed as the inaugural Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology, a position he held until 1974.^[1] The Australian Institute of Criminology is an Australian government operated research institute into crime and criminology. ...

Northern Territory and beyond

He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory on 1 May 1974 and became the second resident Judge (with William Forster). Later that year Dick Ward would be appointed as the third resident Judge. When the Federal Court of Australia was established in 1976 he was appointed as a Judge of that Court and held both that commission and the Supreme Court commission concurrently.^[2] is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Hon. ... In Melbourne, the Federal Court is housed with other federal courts such as the High Court and the Federal Magistrates Court in the Federal Court Building on the corner of La Trobe Street and William Street The Federal Court of Australia is the Australian court in which most civil disputes... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After Sir William Forster retired on 7 February 1985 he was appointed as acting Chief Justice until his retirement on 11 September 1985 when Kevin O'Leary succeeded him. is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

He relocated to Perth, Western Australia and resigned his commission as Federal Court Judge in 1986 to take up the position of Royal Commissioner for the Inquiry into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.^[1] The Commission's hearings lasted until 1989. On 1 July 1989 he was appointed as Administrator of the Northern Territory, a position he held until 4 December 1992.^[2] As Administrator he opened the new Supreme Court Building in 1991. At that time he was patron of 74 organisations. He was Deputy Prior of the Order of St John, Chief Scout in the Northern Territory and chairman of the Forum for Indigenous Studies at the North Australia Research Unit. He was also the second honorary colonel of Norforce Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

The Chamberlain Trial

Main article: Azaria Chamberlain disappearance

James Muirhead presided over Australia's most famous criminal murder trial, that of R v Chamberlain & Chamberlain, when Lindy and Michael Chamberlain were charged with the murder of their daughter Azaria. He sentenced Lindy to life imprisonment on 29 October 1982.^[3] Azaria Chamberlain, with mother Lindy. ... Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton (born 4 March 1948, née Alice Lynne Murchison) was at the center of one of Australias most publicised murder trials, in which she was convicted of killing her baby daughter, Azaria. ... Dr Michael Chamberlain (born 1944) is an Australian teacher and former pastor, best known due to the disappearance of his daughter Azaria whilst on holidays near Uluru. ... Azaria Chamberlain, with mother Lindy. ... is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Honours

During the war he awarded the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal and Australia Service Medal. In 1989 he was appointed a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John, and on Australia Day 1991 was awarded Australia's highest civil honour when he was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia for public service and service to the law. Pacific Star The Pacific Star was a decoration of the British Empire which was awarded during the years of the Second World War. ... HRH The Duke of Gloucester is Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of Saint John. ... Anniversary Day redirects here. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ...

After he retired he was appointed as a Ministerial Adviser to the Council on Veterans Issues, a position he held from 1993 - 1994.

Jim Muirhead died on 20 July 1999 while visiting family in Darwin. “Port Darwin” redirects here. ...

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