Philip Whistler Street
Sir Philip Whistler Street | |
|---|---|
| 8th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
| In office 1925–1934 | |
| Appointed by | Sir Dudley de Chair |
| Preceded by | Sir William Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Sir Frederick Jordan |
| Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales | |
| In office 1 October 1930 – 17 October 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Sir Frederick Jordan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1863 |
| Died | 11 September 1938 (aged 75) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Children | Sir Kenneth Street |
| Parent | John Street |
| Relatives | Street family Jessie Street (née Lillingston; daughter-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Sydney Law School |
Sir Philip Whistler Street, KCMG, KC (9 August 1863 – 11 September 1938) was an Australian judge. He served as the 8th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the first generation of the Street family to serve in these viceregal offices, which were later held by his son Lieutenant Colonel Sir Kenneth Whistler Street, and his grandson Commander Sir Laurence Whistler Street.
He was the first wholly Australian-trained lawyer to serve as Chief Justice of Australia's first Supreme Court, and he was the second longest serving Chief Justice of that Supreme Court. His son Sir Kenneth's accession to the Supreme Court of New South Wales while he was Chief Justice made the only Australian case of a father and son presiding over the same Supreme Court.