William Webb (judge)

Sir William Webb
Webb in 1940, as Chief Justice of Queensland
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office
16 May 1946 – 16 May 1958
Nominated byBen Chifley
Preceded byNone*
Succeeded bySir Douglas Menzies
8th Chief Justice of Queensland
In office
27 June 1940 – 15 May 1946
Preceded byHugh Denis Macrossan
Succeeded byNeal Macrossan
Personal details
Born21 January 1887
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died11 August 1972(1972-08-11) (aged 85)
Resting placeNudgee Cemetery
Spouse
Beatrice Agnew
(m. 1917)
Children6
Alma materUniversity of Queensland (LLB)
*The High Court bench had remained at six since the retirement of Sir Isaac Isaacs in 1931. Webb's appointment re-established a seven-member bench.

Sir William Flood Webb KBE (21 January 1887 – 11 August 1972) was an Australian lawyer. He was the Chief Justice of Queensland and a judge of the High Court of Australia. He was appointed President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East by General Douglas MacArthur, commonly known as the Tokyo trial, after the end of World War II.