650:
340:
745:
760:
780:
313:
Williams was briefly a member of the
Opposition Shadow Ministry in 1994, serving as Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on Constitutional Reform.
755:
324:
first as a member of the outer ministry and then as a member of
Cabinet from October 1997. He served in this capacity until 2003, serving the longest continuous term in the position since
720:
715:
790:
785:
765:
367:
was eventually appointed to the post. Williams was also considered a possible candidate for appointment to the High Court prior to the retirement of
Justice
770:
725:
775:
375:
was eventually appointed as McHugh's replacement. In addition, Williams has been mooted as a contender for appointment as Chief
Justice of the
740:
333:
750:
529:
505:
247:
110:
384:
271:
182:
623:
344:
329:
317:
235:
34:
279:
215:
795:
596:
321:
255:
54:
413:
643:
431:
380:
251:
193:
376:
670:
360:
735:
368:
294:
283:
219:
730:
687:
545:
468:
275:
203:
116:
302:
298:
259:
242:
41:
480:
493:
633:
589:
89:
297:. However, four years later, he returned to practising law on his own. He was appointed
606:
287:
101:
25:
514:; Crispin Hull, 'Caught up in High Court selection', The Canberra Times, 16 April 2005
305:
in 1989. Williams continued to practise law until his election to
Parliament in 1993.
709:
697:
560:
524:
449:
372:
151:
662:
364:
356:
472:, 7 April 2004; Annabel Crabb and Fergus Shiel, 'Williams says no to High Court',
293:
In 1968, Williams started work as a barrister. In 1971, he became counsel for the
363:
in 2003, and was the nominee of the
Western Australian Law Society for the post.
679:
616:
325:
246:(born 21 August 1942) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the
139:
77:
417:
210:
435:
474:
339:
After the
Liberal ministerial shakeup of 2003, Williams was appointed
355:
Williams was seriously considered as a candidate to replace
Justice
746:
Liberal Party of
Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
341:
761:
Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Tangney
343:. In April 2004, he announced he would not be contesting the
274:, and was educated at Richmond School, East Fremantle, and
781:
Delegates to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1998
478:, 3 December 2002; Peter Charlton, 'Here come da judge',
543:
Karen Middleton, 'Williams looks at a seat in court',
466:
Karen Middleton, 'Williams looks at a seat in court',
209:
199:
189:
166:
161:
145:
133:
107:
95:
83:
71:
53:
23:
756:Members of the Australian House of Representatives
371:in 2005, following his retirement from politics.
320:, when the Liberals won office, he was appointed
347:. He stood down from the ministry in July 2004.
525:"PM - New judicial appointments for Government"
387:, or the Court of Appeal of Western Australia.
332:for a period in 1996–97. He attended the 1998
8:
561:"Daryl Williams considers returning to law"
578:
20:
396:
129:13 March 1993 – 31 August 2004
67:11 March 1996 – 7 October 2003
721:University of Western Australia alumni
716:People educated at Perth Modern School
506:"Tension as search for judge narrows"
7:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
301:in 1982, and became a Member of the
250:from 1993 to 2004, representing the
791:21st-century Australian politicians
786:20th-century Australian politicians
766:Members of the Cabinet of Australia
653:Information Technology and the Arts
530:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
385:Supreme Court of Western Australia
14:
771:Members of the Order of Australia
272:East Fremantle, Western Australia
183:East Fremantle, Western Australia
726:Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford
280:University of Western Australia
216:University of Western Australia
776:Attorneys-general of Australia
1:
336:as a parliamentary delegate.
328:(1941–49). Williams was also
55:Attorney-General of Australia
651:Minister for Communications,
266:Background and early career
812:
751:Australian Rhodes Scholars
414:"Biographical Information"
381:Federal Court of Australia
741:Australian King's Counsel
694:
684:
676:
669:
659:
648:
640:
630:
621:
613:
603:
594:
586:
581:
377:Family Court of Australia
334:Constitutional Convention
225:
157:
122:
60:
49:
248:House of Representatives
671:Parliament of Australia
361:High Court of Australia
450:"Daryl Williams quits"
432:"Media Centre Archive"
416:. 1998. Archived from
295:Asian Development Bank
284:Wadham College, Oxford
220:Wadham College, Oxford
796:People from Fremantle
510:Sydney Morning Herald
351:Post-political career
270:Williams was born in
232:Daryl Robert Williams
111:Australian Parliament
16:Australian politician
624:Minister for Justice
494:ABC News, April 2004
330:Minister for Justice
278:. He went on to the
546:The West Australian
533:. 16 February 2024.
469:The West Australian
438:on 28 October 2009.
379:, a Justice of the
276:Perth Modern School
262:from 1996 to 2003.
204:Perth Modern School
582:Political offices
484:, 2 December 2002;
359:as a judge of the
303:Order of Australia
704:
703:
695:Succeeded by
660:Succeeded by
631:Succeeded by
604:Succeeded by
286:, where he was a
260:Howard government
229:
228:
803:
677:Preceded by
641:Preceded by
614:Preceded by
597:Attorney-General
587:Preceded by
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
559:Yaxley, Louise.
556:
550:
541:
535:
534:
521:
515:
513:
512:. 12 April 2005.
502:
496:
491:
485:
481:The Courier-Mail
464:
458:
457:
446:
440:
439:
434:. Archived from
428:
422:
421:
420:on 1 March 2014.
410:
322:Attorney-General
309:Political career
256:Attorney-General
245:
240:
180:
176:
174:
162:Personal details
148:
136:
127:
113:
98:
86:
74:
65:
44:
39:
21:
811:
810:
806:
805:
804:
802:
801:
800:
706:
705:
700:
691:
682:
665:
656:
652:
646:
636:
634:Amanda Vanstone
627:
619:
609:
600:
592:
590:Michael Lavarch
577:
576:
566:
564:
558:
557:
553:
549:, 7 April 2004.
542:
538:
523:
522:
518:
504:
503:
499:
492:
488:
465:
461:
456:. 5 April 2004.
448:
447:
443:
430:
429:
425:
412:
411:
398:
393:
353:
311:
299:Queen's Counsel
268:
238:
234:
218:
190:Political party
181:
178:
172:
170:
146:
134:
128:
123:
114:
109:
96:
90:Michael Lavarch
84:
72:
66:
61:
45:
37:
33:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
809:
807:
799:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
708:
707:
702:
701:
696:
693:
683:
678:
674:
673:
667:
666:
661:
658:
647:
644:Richard Alston
642:
638:
637:
632:
629:
620:
615:
611:
610:
607:Philip Ruddock
605:
602:
593:
588:
584:
583:
575:
574:
551:
536:
516:
497:
486:
459:
441:
423:
395:
394:
392:
389:
369:Michael McHugh
352:
349:
310:
307:
288:Rhodes Scholar
267:
264:
227:
226:
223:
222:
213:
207:
206:
201:
197:
196:
191:
187:
186:
177:21 August 1942
168:
164:
163:
159:
158:
155:
154:
149:
143:
142:
137:
131:
130:
120:
119:
108:Member of the
105:
104:
102:Philip Ruddock
99:
93:
92:
87:
81:
80:
75:
73:Prime Minister
69:
68:
58:
57:
51:
50:
47:
46:
32:
30:Daryl Williams
29:
26:The Honourable
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
808:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
736:Living people
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
713:
711:
699:
698:Dennis Jensen
690:
689:
681:
675:
672:
668:
664:
655:
654:
645:
639:
635:
626:
625:
618:
612:
608:
599:
598:
591:
585:
580:
562:
555:
552:
548:
547:
540:
537:
532:
531:
526:
520:
517:
511:
507:
501:
498:
495:
490:
487:
483:
482:
477:
476:
471:
470:
463:
460:
455:
451:
445:
442:
437:
433:
427:
424:
419:
415:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
397:
390:
388:
386:
382:
378:
374:
373:Susan Crennan
370:
366:
362:
358:
350:
348:
346:
345:2004 election
342:
337:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
314:
308:
306:
304:
300:
296:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
265:
263:
261:
257:
253:
252:Liberal Party
249:
244:
237:
233:
224:
221:
217:
214:
212:
208:
205:
202:
198:
195:
192:
188:
184:
179:(age 82)
169:
165:
160:
156:
153:
152:Dennis Jensen
150:
144:
141:
138:
132:
126:
121:
118:
112:
106:
103:
100:
94:
91:
88:
82:
79:
76:
70:
64:
59:
56:
52:
48:
43:
36:
27:
22:
19:
685:
663:Helen Coonan
649:
622:
595:
565:. Retrieved
554:
544:
539:
528:
519:
509:
500:
489:
479:
473:
467:
462:
453:
444:
436:the original
426:
418:the original
365:Dyson Heydon
357:Mary Gaudron
354:
338:
315:
312:
292:
269:
231:
230:
147:Succeeded by
124:
97:Succeeded by
62:
18:
731:1942 births
686:Member for
680:Peter Shack
617:Duncan Kerr
326:H. V. Evatt
185:, Australia
140:Peter Shack
135:Preceded by
85:Preceded by
78:John Howard
710:Categories
692:1993–2004
657:2003–2004
628:1996–1997
601:1996–2003
563:. AM (ABC)
391:References
211:Alma mater
173:1942-08-21
290:in 1965.
254:. He was
200:Education
125:In office
63:In office
688:Tangney
567:8 April
475:The Age
258:in the
194:Liberal
117:Tangney
383:, the
241:
239:,
40:
38:,
569:2015
318:1996
282:and
167:Born
115:for
316:In
712::
527:.
508:.
454:PM
452:.
399:^
243:KC
236:AM
175:)
42:KC
35:AM
571:.
171:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.