Keith Aickin received the Supreme Court of Victoria's Prize in Law, and numerous other prizes and exhibitions.
10 Facts About Keith Aickin
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On 17 April 1952, Keith Aickin married Elizabeth May Gullett at St John's Anglican Church, Toorak.
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From 1939 to 1941, Keith Aickin worked as an associate to High Court Justice Owen Dixon.
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From 1942 to 1944, Keith Aickin served as part of the Australian legation to Washington, DC.
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On returning to Australia, Keith Aickin lectured at the University of Melbourne, before being admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1949.
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Keith Aickin became one of Victoria's most prominent barristers, and in 1957 was made a Queen's Counsel.
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Keith Aickin resigned his directorships upon his appointment to the High Court in 1976.
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Keith Aickin did not frequently dissent, but a few months before his death was in the minority in Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen, which upheld the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 as a valid exercise of the government's external affairs power.
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On 4 June 1982, Keith Aickin received severe injuries in a car accident in Melbourne, including six broken ribs.
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Keith Aickin spent several days in the intensive care unit at Prince Henry's Hospital, but was discharged and expected to recover; he took medical leave from the court.