George Lush

Sir George Hermann Lush (5 October 1912 – 5 April 2000) was an Australian lawyer, Supreme Court Judge and Chancellor of Monash University.

Early life and education Lush was born in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne to a Baptist family in 1912. His father, George was a successful merchant and his brother, Robert was a World War One hero, who was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for gallantry.

Lush began his education at Carey Baptist Grammar School, where he matriculated in 1929 as a school prefect and dux. Afterwards, he studied at the University of Melbourne to obtain a Master of Laws (ML) while at Ormond College. He would eventually serve in the Middle East and New Guinea, of which he rose to the rank of Captain upon his decommissioning in 1946.

In February 1966, Lush was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and would serve in that role until October 1983. 1993 – Honorary Doctor of Law at Monash University