Connolly, Peter David, CBE
Personal
Birth Date:
29 September 1920 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Death Date:
2 May 2009 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Roy Connolly and Eileen (nee Searle)
Family:
Claudia Hartley on 4 October 1957, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
St Joseph's College, Brisbane; University of Queensland
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Supreme Court Judge, Queensland, 1977 to 1990; Justice of Appeal, Solomon Islands, 1982 to 1994; Former Justice of Appeal Kiribati; Queens Counsel, since 1963; Admitted to the Bar, 1949; Lecturer, Constitutional Law, University of Queensland, from 1948
Military Service:
Commander, Command and Staff Training Unit (CSTU), 1966 to 1968; Honorary aide-de-camp to Governor-General, 1963 to 1966; Commanding Officer, 9th Royal Queensland Regiment, 1965 to 1966; Commanding Officer, Queensland University Regiment, 1959 to 1962; HQ 18 Bde and 21 Bde ; Lieutenant, 2 AIF, 12th Australian Infantry Battalion, 1940 to 1946
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | LIB | Kurilpa | 3 Aug 1957 | 28 May 1960 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman, Commission of Inquiry Gazelle Peninsula Council | 1969 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Trustee (1959 to 1983) and President (1978), Queensland Art Gallery. Director, Queensland Opera Company. Councillor, International Bar Association, 1969 to 1970. President: Law Council of Australia, 1968 to 1970; Queensland Bar Association, 1967 to 1970; Australian Bar Association, 1967 to 1968; and Queensland Musica Viva Society, 1961 to 1963. President (1978) and Board Member (1977 to 1980), Queensland Opera Company. Member: Queensland Club; and Royal Yacht Squadron. Queensland Convenor, Study of Education and the Arts, 1976 to 1977. Chairman, Queensland Consultative Committee on Computerised Legal Information Retrieval, 1987 to 1990
Sources:
Image courtesy of the Supreme Court Library; `Legal genius loved arts', Courier-Mail, 8 May 2009; Oberhardt, Mark, The Courier-Mail, 'Judge lauded for a billiant career', 7 May 2009; Who's Who in Queensland, 2008 Edition (Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd), p. 150
[Last Modified: Monday, 12 June 2017]