Sir Laurence Whistler Street
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The Honourable Commander Sir Laurence Whistler Street AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC |
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| 14th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
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In office 28 June 1974 – 1 November 1988 |
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| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir John Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Murray Gleeson |
| Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 28 June 1974 – 1 November 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Leslie Herron |
| Succeeded by | Murray Gleeson |
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3 July 1926 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality |
 Australia
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| Mother | Lady Jessie Street |
| Father | Sir Kenneth Whistler Street |
| Relatives | Street family & House of Grey |
| Alma mater | Sydney Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Service/branch |
Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Naval Reserve |
| Rank | Commander |
Commander Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (born 3 July 1926) is an Australian jurist; formerly the 2nd youngest Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales. He is the third consecutive generation of the Street family to have served New South Wales in these offices. Street's appointment to the offices of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales made the Street family the only family in Australian judicial appointments with three consecutive vice-regal appointments to their name.
Street attended the Cranbook School in Bellevue Hill. After serving with the Allied forces of World War Two in the Royal Australian Navy, he studied law at the University of Sydney. Street became a barrister at the New South Wales Bar in 1951. As a barrister, he practised extensively in equity, commercial law and maritime law.
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