Gerald O'Sullivan (judge), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian barrister and judge
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About Gerald O'Sullivan (judge)
- Gerald John Joseph O'Sullivan (13 October 1891 – 11 September 1960) was an Australian barrister and judge. O'Sullivan was born at Wangaratta in Victoria to George Rollo O'Sullivan and Theresa Mary, née Willis.
- He farmed in Victoria and the Riverina before joining the public service as a clerk with the War Pensions Office.
- In 1916 he enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force, in which he was assigned to the 35th Battalion.
- He arrived in England on 27 March 1917 and in France on 23 August, where he was transferred to the radio service.
- He was formally discharged from the Army on 20 December 1919 and worked in the Pensions and Maternity Allowances Branch; in 1922 he began studying law at the University of Sydney, graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1927.
- He married Angela Winifred Mary Moylan on 19 November 1927.O'Sullivan was called to the bar on 6 June 1928 in both New South Wales and Queensland.
- He resigned from the public service in 1928 to establish a law practice, and also maintained involvement with the military as a captain in the Australian Army Legal Corps and as an Army legal officer during the Second World War.
- On 1 June 1942 he was appointed Chairman of the Commonwealth's War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal, serving until 31 May 1947.
- He was also a member of the Taxation Board of Review until 1950, when he was appointed a District Court Judge and Chairman of Quarter Sessions.
- On 2 January 1952 he was appointed an acting Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, serving until 25 January; he fulfilled this role again from 12 January to 1 February 1953 to help reduce a backlog.O'Sullivan died on 11 December 1960, and was survived by his son and three daughters.
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