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Australian lawyer and judge (1939–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip Damien Cummins AM (9 November 1939 – 24 February 2019) was an Australian lawyer and judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.[1] Cummins was the presiding judge in the trials of the Silk–Miller police murders, the death of Daniel Valerio and the trial of Robert Farquharson.[2] He chaired the Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry in 2011 before being appointed chairperson of the Victorian Law Reform Commission.[3] He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4]
Philip Cummins | |
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Born | Philip Damien Cummins 9 November 1939 |
Died | 24 February 2019 79) | (aged
Alma mater | Xavier College & University of Melbourne |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, judge |
Cummins died in office on 24 February 2019 following a short illness.[5][6]
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