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7th Chief Justice of Australia and politician (1903–1997)

Sir Garfield Edward John BarwickAK GCMG PC QC (22 June 1903 – 13 July 1997) was an Australian judge who was the seventh and longest serving Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1964 to 1981.

He had earlier been a Liberal Party politician, serving as a minister in the Menzies government from 1958 to 1964.

Garfield Barwick () was a leading barrister, politician, and Australia's longest serving Chief Justice.

Garfield Barwick was born on 22 June – a federation baby who was to spend much of his long life expounding and interpreting the fledgling.

Barwick was born in Sydney, and attended Fort Street High School before going on to study law at the University of Sydney.

Born to working-class parents, Barwick won a bursary to.

Garfield Barwick was born on 22 June – a federation baby who was to spend much of his long life expounding and interpreting the fledgling.

Barwick was born in Sydney, and attended Fort Street High School before going on to study law at the University of Sydney. He was called to the bar in 1927 and became one of Australia's most prominent barristers, appearing in many high-profile cases and frequently before the High Court.

He served terms as president of the NSW Bar Association and the Law Council of Australia. Barwick entered politics only at the age of 54, winning election to the House of Representatives at the 1958 Parramatta by-election. Prime Minister Robert Menzies made him Attorney-General by the e