Richard Wild (judge)
Sir Richard Wild | |
|---|---|
| 9th Chief Justice of New Zealand | |
| In office 18 January 1966 – 20 January 1978 | |
| Nominated by | Keith Holyoake |
| Appointed by | Sir Bernard Fergusson |
| Preceded by | Harold Barrowclough |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Davison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1912 Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Died | 22 May 1978 (aged 65) Wellington, New Zealand |
Sir Herbert Richard Churton Wild GBE KCMG QC (20 September 1912 – 22 May 1978) was the ninth Chief Justice of New Zealand. Wild was born in Blenheim but attended Feilding Agricultural High School.
Chief Justice
He famously decided the case of Fitzgerald v Muldoon and Others in 1976.
Wild was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1977. He resigned as Chief Justice in early 1978. One of Sir Richard's sons, John Wild QC, has since been appointed a Justice of the New Zealand Court of Appeal.
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