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Michael Desmond Healy was born on 15 September 1904 at Mount Morgan, Queensland, the son of Michael Dwyer Healy and his wife Annie nee Halberstater. He was educated at Marist Brothers High School, Darlinghurst, Sydney. (1)He was admitted as a solicitor on 13 March 1931 and to the New South Wales BarĀ on 5 May 1938. He practised in the criminal, common law and divorce jurisdictions. He was made a Queen's Counsel circa 1955. (2)
Healy enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 2 September 1942. At the time of his discharge, he was a Flying Officer with the Northern Area Headquarters with the acting rank of Squadron Leader. In 1946, Healy was a member of the War Crimes Tribunals at Moratai and Brunei. (3)
Healy was appointed a Judge of all District Courts of New South Wales and Chairman of all Quarter Sessions on 19 January 1970. He retired at the age of 70 on 15 September 1974. (4)
Healy died on 31 December 1974. He was not married. (5)
Endnotes
1. HJH Henchman, A Court Rises: the lives and times of the judges of the District Court of New South Wales. Supplement No.1, 1959-1982, Judge 92, Syd., Law Foundation of New South Wales, 1982, n.p.; Who's Who in Australia, Melbourne, The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1959, p.369; 1962, p.393; 1965, p.395; 1968, p.410; 1971, p.456; 1974, p.490; Australian Law Journal, Vol.50, p.199 (April 1976); Queensland birth certificate Michael Desmond Healy 04/009499.
2. Barrister and Solicitors Admission Boards; NRS 13667, Roll of Solicitors, 17 February 1927 to 20 November 1936; Reel 2147, p.18.; Barrister and Solicitors Admission Boards; NRS 13665, Roll of Barristers, 17 February 1927-10 June 1955; Reel 2147, p.13; Australian Law Journal, Vol.44, p.91 (27 February 1970).
3. 'Healy, Michael Desmond, Department of Veterans Affairs World War 2 Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=1050480 cited 29 May 2008; Who's Who in Australia, op.cit.
4. New South Wales Law Almanac for 1971, Sydney, NSW Government Printer, 1971, p.71; HJH Henchman, op.cit..
5. Australian Law Journal, Vol.50, p.199 (April 1976); HJH Henchman, op.cit..
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Judge of all District Courts of New South Wales, 19/01/1970 - 30/06/1973Chairman of all Quarter Sessions, New South Wales, 19/01/1970 - 30/06/1973
Judge, District Court Civil Jurisdiction, NSW, 01/07/1973 - 15/09/1974
Judge, District Court Criminal Jurisdiction, NSW, 01/07/1973 - 15/09/1974
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