11 Facts About Roderick Meagher

In 1949, Meagher was Dux of St Ignatius' College, Riverview.

In 1956, Roderick Meagher graduated from the University of Sydney with degrees in Arts and Law.

Roderick Meagher was awarded university medals in History and Law.

Roderick Meagher attended St John's College and was House President there and, later, a member of its governing Council for many years.

Roderick Meagher lectured at the Faculty of Law at Sydney University within the same year.

Roderick Meagher was a Justice of the NSW Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of New South Wales from 1989 to 15 March 2004.

Roderick Meagher served as a patron to the Macquarie University's Macquarie Journal of Business Law.

Roderick Meagher died on 3 July 2011 at the age of 79.

Roderick Meagher was described by NSW Chief Justice James Spigelman as "one of the intellectual giants of our legal history".

Roderick Meagher was author of "Portraits on Yellow Paper", published by Central Queensland University Press in 2004.

In 2003 Roderick Meagher was awarded the St John's College Medal, by the Rector and Fellows, for his outstanding service to the college and to the people of New South Wales.