Sir James Gobbo's parents migrated to Australia in 1938 when he was
seven. He was educated in Melbourne and at Oxford University, where
he was Victorian Rhodes Scholar for 1952 and President of the
Oxford University Boat Club, rowing in the crew that won the 100th
Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.
After a successful career as a barrister, he was appointed a Judge
of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1978. In 1997, he was appointed
Governor of Victoria, the first person of non-English speaking
background ever to be appointed to that office in Australia.
Sir James was honoured with a knighthood in 1982 for services to
the community. He was again honoured for service to the law,
multicultural affairs and hospitals by the award of Companion of
the Order of Australia in 1993.
Sir James's current positions include Chairman of the Council of
the National Library of Australia and Chairman of the Australian
Multicultural Foundation. He is a Vice President of the Order of
Malta, which is involved in the provision of home-based palliative
care in Victoria through Eastern Palliative Care (EPC).
"In his long and varied life Sir James Gobbo has gathered many memories and amusing experiences and encounters with a rich cross-section of Australian society and he shares many of them in this relaxed and entertaining memoir." --Canberra Times
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