Sir Frederick Jordan : fire under the frost / by Keith Mason.

Alexandria, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2019.

1st edition

89406

Jordan, Frederick, -- Sir, -- 1881-1949.

Judges -- New South Wales -- Biography.

Governors -- New South Wales -- Biography.

Australia -- History.

1. Two Jordans, two portraits

2. Family and married life

3. Milestones of life and career

4. Bibliophiles, bohemians and books

5. Attitudes about religion, women and sports

6. Popular culture: cinema, modern art and modern music

7. The work of a State Chief Justice

8. Crime and punishment

9. At war on many fronts

10. Vice-Regal toils

11. Wit, wisdom and wordsmithery

12. Judgecraft and jurisprudence

13. Enduring legacy and reputation as a Judge.

More than any other State Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan KCMG left an enduring legacy of jurisprudence spanning all areas of the general law. To those facing prosecution or curtailment of their businesses during the Second World War, he would prove the most libertarian judge of his era. Jordan was passionate about legal education, on and off the Bench. A bibliophile fluent in six languages, he also wrote extra-judicially on a wide range of topics, expressing the strongest of views about cinema, jazz, "old school ties" and modern art. - Publisher's website.

9781760022167

viii, 260 p. ; 25 cm