Sir Henry Wrenfordsley: Second Chief Justice of Western Australia 1880-1883 by J M Bennett

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Tiny mark on inside front cover. Previous owner's stamp 'Hon. Justice Miller' is on half-title page.

Full title: Sir Henry Wrenfordsley: Second Chief Justice of Western Australia 1880-1883 and (and acting Chief Justice 1890-1891)

Of all Chief Justices in Australia in the 19th century, none so demeaned the office as did Sir Henry Wrenfordsley, second Chief Justice of Western Australia.

A weak lawyer, he was ridiculed as a 'journeyman judge' and a 'gallery judge' who turned the court into a theatre. His public career was marked by every bad judicial quality - incompetence, duplicity, interference in politics, laziness, uncontrollable temper, chronic insolvency, and overwhelming self-importance, among them. (book flap)