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Russell Wigton Skerman (24 September 1903 – 24 February 1983) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland from 1962 to 1973. Skerman was the Northern Judge based in Townsville, Northern Queensland from 1962 to 1970. In 1970, he transferred to the Supreme Court in Brisbane until his retirement in 1973. He was also an acting judge of the Supreme Court in Townsville for two months in May and June 1953. ==Early life== Skerman was born on 24 September 1903 in Kobble Creek, near Brisbane, Queensland. He attended Warwick High School and the University of Queensland and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He played hockey at university and was a member of the 1925 Inter-Varsity hockey team.〔(Photograph of UQ Inter-Varsity hockey team 1925 )〕 Queensland University has published on its website (a picture of Skerman ) as part of the 1922 undergraduate class. After graduation he initially became a schoolteacher. In 1929 he resigned as a teacher〔Brisbane Courier, 6 December 1929, p22〕 to qualify as a barrister. In 1930 he was appointed as an associate to Justice Robert Douglas in Townsville. He was admitted as a barrister in 1932 and then practiced as a barrister in Townsville until his appointment as a judge. In 1939, he unsuccessfully ran for State Parliament as a UAP-Country Party candidate in a by-election called after the death of the ALP incumbent for Townsville, "Mossy" Hynes.〔Fitzgerald, Ross, ''The People's Champion'', UQ Press, p113〕 He married Leila Beaujolais Imrie Harris and they had two daughters, Claire and Rosemary. 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「Russell Skerman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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