Philip Woodward (judge)

The Hon. Philip Morgan Woodward (2 February 1912[1] – 10 November 1997) was an Australian judge. He chaired the Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking.

Woodward was President of the New South Wales Bar Association from 1969 to 1971,[2] and President of the Australian Bar Association from 1970 to 1971.[3] He was awarded the National Medal in 1992.[4]

On 10 November 1997 Woodward died in a head-on car crash after suffering a heart attack.

References
  2. "Presidents of the Bar Association". NSW Bar Association. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. "Past Presidents". Australian Bar Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. WOODWARD, Philip
Preceded by
Bernard Riley		 President of the New South Wales Bar Association
1969 – 1971		 Succeeded by
Gordon Samuels
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