Terry Connolly
Terrence "Terry" Connolly (14 February 1958 – 25 September 2007) was an Australian politician and judge.
Connolly was born in Adelaide and received a Bachelor of Laws (hons) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide and a Masters in Public Law from the Australian National University. He was registered to practise as a barrister and solicitor in South Australia in 1982 and worked with Justice John Gallop. He moved to Canberra in 1983 and worked as a legal adviser in the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department and Department of Foreign Affairs. He was registered to practise in the Australian Capital Territory in 1985.[1][2]
Connolly became an Australian Labor Party Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1990 on the resignation of Paul Whalan and served as Attorney-General from 1991 to 1995. With the creation of electorates in 1995, he became a member for Molonglo. He resigned from the Assembly in February 1996[3] and was appointed Master of the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court.
Connolly was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in January 2003.[1]
Connolly died of a heart attack while cycling atop Red Hill in Canberra.[4] He was survived by his wife, Helen Watchirs, the ACT Human Rights Commissioner and two daughters; Lara and Maddy.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Biography – Justice Terrence Connolly". Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b Alexander, Cathy (27 September 2007). "Tears flow as judge farewelled". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2007-09-27. [dead link]
- ^ "Casual Vacancy in the third Legislative Assembly". ACT Electoral Commission. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ "ACT judge dies of heart attack". AAP. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
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