Sir William Stawell

Sir William Stawell

Author: John Michael Bennett

Publisher: Federation Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781862875203

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As a judge, and Chief Justice, Stawell was ideal for his times. In the later half of the nineteenth century, Victoria needed a judge who was able to dispense justice speedily. He was a man prepared to lead the community by speaking out, in a variety of venues, on the necessity of the rule of law the vital plank in an ordered society.