The Old Courthouse adjoining the Supreme Court Buildings in Stirling Gardens which house the Francis Burt Law Education Centre and Museum.

Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt, AC, KCMG, QC (14 June 1918 - 8 September 2004), commonly known as "Red", Australian jurist, served as Chief Justice of Western Australia from 1977 until 1988 and as Governor of Western Australia from 1990 to 1993. He was also Lieutenant Governor of the State from 1977 to 1990.

He was educated at Guildford Grammar School and later studied law at the University of Western Australia.^[1] During World War II he served in the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.

After being admitted to the Bar in 1941, Burt gained his silks as a Queen's Counsel in 1959 and in 1961 founded the independent Bar in Western Australia.^[2] With others, he established Bar Chambers in 1962.

He was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, a position held until 1977 when he was promoted to Chief Justice. He retired in 1988.

The Francis Burt Chambers located in Allendale Square, Perth, and the Francis Burt Law Education Centre and Museum in Stirling Gardens are both named in his honour.

Burt was afforded a State Funeral on his death in 2004.

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• Judiciary of Australia

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