Philip Woodward (judge) explained

Philip Morgan Woodward (2 February 1912 – 10 November 1997)[1] was an Australian judge. He chaired the Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking.

Woodward was president of the New South Wales Bar Association from 1969 to 1971,[2] and president of the Australian Bar Association from 1970 to 1971.[3] He was awarded the National Medal in 1992.[4]

On 10 November 1997 Woodward died in a head-on car crash after suffering a heart attack.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodward, Philip Morgan (1912–1997) . 30 March 2023 . People Australia .
  2. Web site: Presidents of the Bar Association . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322145749/http://www.nswbar.asn.au/docs/about/history/presidents.php . 22 March 2012 . 13 December 2011 . New South Wales Bar Association.
  3. Web site: Past Presidents . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002163109/http://www.austbar.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=28 . Oct 2, 2011 . 13 December 2011 . Australian Bar Association.
  4. Web site: Fire-Fighter Philip WOODWARD . Australian Honours Search Facility.

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