Philip Woodward (judge)

Philip Morgan Woodward (2 February 1912 ? 10 November 1997) ^[1] 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. ^{[
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References [ edit ]

^ "Woodward, Philip Morgan (1912?1997)" . People Australia . Retrieved 30 March 2023 .
^ "Presidents of the Bar Association" . New South Wales Bar Association. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012 . Retrieved 13 December 2011 .
^ "Past Presidents" . Australian Bar Association . Archived from the original on 2 October 2011 . Retrieved 13 December 2011 .
^ "Fire-Fighter Philip WOODWARD" . Australian Honours Search Facility .

Preceded by Bernard Riley	President of the New South Wales Bar Association 1969 – 1971	Succeeded by Gordon Samuels