Leslie Herron
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The Honourable Sir Leslie Herron KBE, CMG, KStJ |
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| 12th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
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In office 25 October 1962 – 22 May 1972 |
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| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Herbert Evatt |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Kerr |
| 17th Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 22 May 1972 – 3 November 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Kenneth Street |
| Succeeded by | Sir Laurence Street |
| Personal details | |
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22 May 1902 Sydney, New South Wales 
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| Died | 3 May 1973 (aged 70) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
Sir Leslie James Herron, KBE, CMG, KStJ (22 May 1902 - 3 May 1973) was a prominent Australian barrister, judge, chief justice and lieutenant governor of New South Wales. Biographer Martha Rutledge describes him as being "interested, interesting and with a lively sense of humour", but that he "conducted his court with consideration, dignity and mercy". He now has a ferry, The Lady Herron named after his wife.
Herron was born on 22 May 1902 in the Sydney suburb of Mosman, to Henry Herron and Emily Ethel (née Downie). Leslie was the second of six siblings. He was educated at the Mosman Church of England Preparatory School, at Sydney Grammar School and at the University of Sydney. He obtained an LL.B in 1924 with second class honours. Herron played first-grade rugby union in the position of "breakaway" for the Sydney club Western Suburbs Football Club between 1922 and 1925.
Herron was admitted to the New South Wales bar on 28 August 1925 and practiced in common law on the "Northern Circuit" of New South Wales. He married Andree Lorna on 6 January 1930 at St James' Anglican Church in the centre of Sydney on 6 January 1930. He took silk as a King's Counsel (KC) on 20 December 1939.
Herron was appointed as an acting judge of the District Court of New South Wales in February 1939. The District Court is a middle-ranking court in New South Wales and at the time was a civil court. On 10 February 1941, Herron was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the state's highest-ranking court.
Herron served as a royal commissioner in the 1958 Royal Commission of Inquiry into statements made by the Auditor-General in his annual report for the year 30 June 1958 concerning the Minister for Housing, the Honourable Abram Landa. In 1961, Herron became the chairman of the Law Reform Committee.
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