Ray Watson

Raymond Sanders "Ray" Watson (24 December 1922 – 26 October 2010) was an Australian judge of the Family Court. He was one of the authors of the Family Law Act. and studied law at the University of Sydney – although his study was interrupted by service in the navy during World War II. He survived a kamikaze attack on in 1944. Just after the war, Watson lived in Austinmer with his wife and son and ran as a Liberal candidate for Werriwa in the 1946 federal election, running on a platform of housing affordability. He gained 27,000 votes in that election. Watson represented the seat of Georges River in the 1947 state election. By 1949, he had had a second child and moved to Kirrawee, again running for election in the 1949 federal election. On 23 July 2020, Warwick was found guilty of the murder of Pearl, Opas, and another bombing murder. He was also found guilty of numerous other offences including other bomb incidents. On 3 September 2020, Warwick was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and died in prison on 14 February 2025.

Personal life Watson was married 3 times. His first wife, Alison, with whom he had four children, died in 1968.

Ray Watson died on 26 October 2010.

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