About Richard Wild
Lived 1912 – 1978 (aged 65). Richard Wild was a New Zealand lawyer and judge.
Sir Herbert Richard Churton Wild (20 September 1912 – 22 May 1978) was the ninth Chief Justice of New Zealand.
Family Wild was born in Blenheim in 1912. He attended Feilding Agricultural High School. His sister Dora later married the jurist John White . His son, John Wild, was a judge at the High Court and then the Court of Appeal.
Chief justice He famously decided the case of Fitzgerald v Muldoon in 1976.
Wild was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1977. He resigned as Chief Justice in early 1978 and died shortly after.
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Who was Richard Wild?
New Zealand jurist (1912–1978)
When was Richard Wild born?
Richard Wild was born on 20 September 1912 in Blenheim.
When did Richard Wild die?
Richard Wild died on 22 May 1978 in Wellington.
What was Richard Wild's occupation?
Richard Wild was a lawyer and judge.
What nationality was Richard Wild?
Richard Wild was New Zealand.
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· DBpedia: Richard Wild (judge)
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