Richard Blackburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Blackburn

Australian judge

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1987

Profession: judge, lawyer, military officer, aircraft pilot, academic, legal scholar

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sir Richard Arthur Blackburn, (26 July 1918 – 1 October 1987) was an Australian judge, prominent legal academic and military officer.
He became a judge of three courts in Australia, and eventually became chief justice of the Australian Capital Territory.
In the 1970s he decided one of Australia's earliest Aboriginal Land rights cases.
His service to the Australian legal community is commemorated by the annual Sir Richard Blackburn Memorial lectures in Canberra.