Percy Joske

Sir Percy Joske
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Balaclava
In office
28 July 1951 – 2 June 1960
Preceded byThomas White
Succeeded byRay Whittorn
Personal details
Born(1895-10-05)5 October 1895
Albert Park, Victoria, Australia
Died25 April 1981(1981-04-25) (aged 85)
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
Mavis Connell
(m. 1928; died 1968)
Hilda Dorothy Larcombe
(m. 1969)
EducationWesley College, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
ProfessionLawyer

Sir Percy Ernest Joske, CMG QC (5 October 1895 – 25 April 1981) was an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1951 to 1960, representing the Liberal Party. He subsequently served on the Commonwealth Industrial Court from 1960 to 1977, as well as on the supreme courts of the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. He was a prolific author of legal textbooks.