McCarthy, Right Honourable Sir Thaddeus Pearcey Biography 1991

McCARTHY, Right Honourable Sir Thaddeus Pearcey
KBE [Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire] 1974, Knight Bachelor 1964, Privy Counsellor 1968
Retired President of the Court of Appeal, and Royal Commissioner
Born Napier, 24 August 1907, son of Walter McCarthy and Isabella (née Pearcey); married Joan Margaret Miller, daughter of Francis Joseph Miller, 1938; one son, three daughters (1 died).
Education: St Bede’s College, Christchurch; Victoria University, LLM 1931, LLD Hon 1978 Fellow, NZ Institute of Public Administration 1984; Honorary Bencher, Middle Temple, London 1976
Fortress Command Wellington and 2 NZ Expeditionary Forces Middle East Forces, 1942-46; 22 Infantry Battalion and Deputy Judge Advocate-General (Major) 1945-46
Barrister, Wellington, 1931-57 (except war service); Judge of Supreme Court of NZ, 1957-62; Judge 1962-76, President 1973-76 (retired), of Court of Appeal of NZ; president of Royal Commissions on: State Services in NZ 1961-62, Salary and Wage Fixing Procedures in State Services 1968, Horse Racing, Trotting and Dog Racing 1969, Salary and Wage Fixing Procedures in Sate Services 1972, Nuclear Power Generation 1976-78, Maori Courts 1979-80
Council Member, Wellington District Law Society 1954-56. Foundation Chairman Winston Churchill Member Trust Board 1966-76, QEII National Trust 1977-81, Policy Committee, NZ Computer Centre 1977-87; Chairman, NZ Press Council, 1978-88; Vice Patron, NZ Secretary, International Commission of Jurists; Commissioner of Security Appeals and Security Review Authority, 1977-
Publications: Reports of Royal Commissions; Role of Police in the Administration of Justice (essays), 1971
Recreations: golf, sailing, high country
Address: Apartment 6B, Wharenui, Oriental Parade, Wellington