Francis Burt (judge)

Sir Francis Burt
27th Governor of Western Australia
In office
20 March 1990 – 31 October 1993
MonarchElizabeth II
PremierCarmen Lawrence
Richard Court
Preceded byGordon Reid
Succeeded byMichael Jeffery
11th Chief Justice of Western Australia
In office
1977–1988
Preceded bySir Lawrence Jackson
Succeeded byDavid Malcolm
Personal details
Born
Francis Theodore Page Burt

(1918-06-14)14 June 1918
Mosman Park, Western Australia
Died8 September 2004(2004-09-08) (aged 86)
Perth, Western Australia
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Nickname"Red"
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceRoyal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service1940–1942 (RAN)
1943–1946 (RAAF)
RankFlight Lieutenant
UnitHMAS Leeuwin
No. 10 Squadron RAAF
Battles/warsSecond World War
The Old Courthouse adjoining the Supreme Court Buildings in Stirling Gardens which house the Francis Burt Law Education Centre and Museum.

Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC (14 June 1918 – 8 September 2004) was an Australian jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Western Australia, from 1977 to 1988, and the 27th Governor of Western Australia, from 1990 to 1993.

Burt was born in Cottesloe, a suburb of Perth Western Australia, and educated at Guildford Grammar School. He studied law at the University of Western Australia, and also served in the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. Burt was made a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, and was promoted to Chief Justice in 1977. As Chief Justice, he served as lieutenant-governor. When the Governor of Western Australia, Gordon Reid, resigned in 1989, Burt was appointed to succeed him and served as governor until 1993.