Mervyn Finlay
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Mervyn David Finlay (born 17 June 1925) is an Australia
n former Supreme Court
judge and Queen's Counsel
. He represented for Australia at rowing
in the 1952 Summer Olympics
and had been a state athletics champion.
Finlay was an RAAF Flying Officer in World War II. In 1948 he was the New South Wales state athletics champion at the 880yds event.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event at Helsinki.
in New South Wales. From 1984 to 1994 he was a New South Wales Supreme Court judge. In 2007 he was recommended and took up a post as Inspector (Assistant Commissioner) of the newly established New South Wales Police Integrity Commission.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former Supreme Court
Supreme court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...
judge and Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
. He represented for Australia at rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
and had been a state athletics champion.
Early life and sporting career
Born in Balmain SydneyBalmain, New South Wales
Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balmain is located slightly west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt....
Finlay was an RAAF Flying Officer in World War II. In 1948 he was the New South Wales state athletics champion at the 880yds event.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event at Helsinki.
Legal career
He was admitted to the Bar in 1952 and practised as a Queen's CounselQueen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in New South Wales. From 1984 to 1994 he was a New South Wales Supreme Court judge. In 2007 he was recommended and took up a post as Inspector (Assistant Commissioner) of the newly established New South Wales Police Integrity Commission.