Sir Owen Dixon
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Sir Owen Dixon was a highly respected Australian jurist renowned for his rigorous legal reasoning and long tenure as a leading figure on the High Court of Australia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of Australia
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James Scullin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
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Order of Merit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1886-04-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1972-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Melbourne
NERFINISHED
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University of Melbourne Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1964-01-13 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsChiefJustice | 1964-01-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
common law
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constitutional law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | The Right Honourable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
Australian constitutional interpretation
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High Court of Australia jurisprudence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on Australian constitutional law
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judicial method emphasizing legalism ⓘ rigorous legal reasoning ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | judicial legalism ⓘ |
| memberOf | High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Owen Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
NERFINISHED
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Justice of the High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sir John Latham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1929-02-04 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsChiefJustice | 1952-04-18 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Sir Garfield Barwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
NERFINISHED
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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