Peter Connolly (Australian judge)

Peter Connolly QC, CBE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kurilpa
In office 3 August 1957 – 28 May 1960
Preceded by	Thomas Moores
Succeeded by	Clive Hughes
Personal details
Born	Peter David Connolly (1920-09-29)29 September 1920 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Claudia Hartley (m.1957)
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Religion	Church of England

Peter David Connolly QC (29 September 1920- 3 May 2009) was an Australian politician and judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Born in Sydney in 1920, Connolly served in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force between 1940 and 1946. After studying law at the University of Queensland, he was admitted as a barrister in 1949.

Connolly was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the Queensland state election, 1957 for the Liberal Party. He served as MLA for Kurilpa from 1957 to 1960, but lost re-endorsement to his former campaign manager Clive Hughes in 1960; as a result, Connolly returned to the Bar, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1963.

Connolly was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1978, serving until his retirement in 1990. He was known as a conservative 'black-letter lawyer' during his service in Parliament and on the bench. During his judicial service, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Connolly died on 3 May 2009. As of 2011, he was the most recent judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland to have served in Parliament prior to his judicial service.

See also

• Judiciary of Australia
• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Queensland

References

• Motion of Condolence: Connolly, Hon. P D, John-Paul Langbroek, Legislative Assembly of Queensland

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Thomas Moores	Member for Kurilpa 1957–1960	Succeeded by Clive Hughes