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Peter George Underwood AC (10 October 1937 – 7 July 2014) was an Australian jurist and the Governor of Tasmania from 2008 until his death in 2014. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania from 2004 to 2008, having been a judge of that court from 1984. ==Life== Underwood was born in 1937 in the United Kingdom,〔(The Hon Justice Peter George Underwood, AO (2004-2008) ), Supreme Court of Tasmania, 4 September 2009.〕 and emigrated to Australia in 1950. He served in the Royal Australian Navy first as a National Serviceman and then in the Reserve as a sub-lieutenant.〔 He graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1960, and practised law in Hobart for the law firm Murdoch, Clarke, Cosgrove and Drake. He was a distinguished trial advocate for over twenty years. He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in August 1984.〔 He managed and taught postgraduate courses in advocacy and Supreme Court practice through the University of Tasmania's Centre for Legal Practice, and continued to teach advocacy in all states of Australia with the Advocacy Institute of Australia. He also taught for The College of Law (UK) in Hong Kong and London.〔(Premier of Tasmania - speech on appointment of Chief Justice )〕 Underwood had a special interest in the reform of civil procedure. He pioneered case management in Tasmania in 1989 and was instrumental in the development and use of technology as an aid to judicial work.〔 He also served as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the Friends' School from 1989 to 1994, and was chairman of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Board from 1997 to 2006. In 2001, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his services to legal education, the arts and the administration of justice.〔 In June 2002 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.〔(It's an Honour: AO )〕 He was appointed to the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania on 2 December 2004.〔(Supreme Court: Current Judges )〕 Underwood was a deputy president of the Australian Defence Force Disciplinary Appeal Tribunal and was the President of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration from 2002 to September 2004.〔(Defence Force Appeals Tribunal - Peter Underwood )〕 On 3 March 2008, Premier Paul Lennon announced the appointment of Peter Underwood as the next Governor of Tasmania, and he was sworn in on 2 April 2008.〔 〕 On 8 June 2009, he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia.〔(It's an Honour: AC )〕 On 24 September 2012, Underwood's term was extended to 1 April 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Underwood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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