TREYVAUD, William Brian (1929-1995)
TREYVAUD, William Brian (1929-1995)
Family Court Judge, William Brian Treyvaud was born on 8 July 1929, attended Glen Iris State School and Hampton High School before being educated at the Geelong College, as a boarder, from 1942 to 1946.
At College he was a member of the 1946 Relay Team. Justice Treyvaud was the son of a Hampton solicitor, William Edmund Clare Treyvaud and Annie nee Jackson. He died on 3 March, 2007.
He matriculated with honours in Latin. On leaving school, he attended Melbourne University from which he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1952. He was articled to Sir Arthur Rylah and was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in 1952. He practised as a solicitor in Geelong from 1952 to 1963 founding the legal firm Coulter and Treyvaud in 1952. It later became Coulter Treyvaud & Fazio but more recently operated as Coulter Bourke. ‘During his time in Geelong, Brian was a successful debater and quickly built a large practice amongst Geelong's burgeoning migrant population. His strength was as an advocate and the wider horizons of the Victorian bar beckoned. He joined the bar in 1963 and established himself as a successful trial and divorce lawyer. In 1977 he accepted appointment as one of the first judges of the new Family Court of Australia. With the removal of the imperative to win, Mr Justice Treyvaud soon demonstrated an ability quickly to analyse the facts of the dispute before him and get the parties to concentrate on the essential issues. This attribute combined with courtesy and good humour made him an excellent trial judge and a valued member of the Court.
He had a deep and sensitive interest in the Court's role in determining the difficult questions arising from broken marriages of the welfare of children. In 1992 he studied these issues as a visiting fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and formed a close association with members of the Family Division of the High Court of England. On the nomination of the Chief Justice, His Honor represented his Court on the Family Law Council of Australia where his contributions to law reform in family law were sought, respected and advanced. As a much liked judge, he was popular with the profession, particularly when on circuit. He travelled extensively in Australia as a judge of the Court, sitting frequently in all capital cities' .
Family Court Judge, William Brian Treyvaud was born on 8 July 1929, attended Glen Iris State School and Hampton High School before being educated at the Geelong College, as a boarder, from 1942 to 1946.
At College he was a member of the 1946 Relay Team. Justice Treyvaud was the son of a Hampton solicitor, William Edmund Clare Treyvaud and Annie nee Jackson. He died on 3 March, 2007.
He matriculated with honours in Latin. On leaving school, he attended Melbourne University from which he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1952. He was articled to Sir Arthur Rylah and was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in 1952. He practised as a solicitor in Geelong from 1952 to 1963 founding the legal firm Coulter and Treyvaud in 1952. It later became Coulter Treyvaud & Fazio but more recently operated as Coulter Bourke. ‘During his time in Geelong, Brian was a successful debater and quickly built a large practice amongst Geelong's burgeoning migrant population. His strength was as an advocate and the wider horizons of the Victorian bar beckoned. He joined the bar in 1963 and established himself as a successful trial and divorce lawyer. In 1977 he accepted appointment as one of the first judges of the new Family Court of Australia. With the removal of the imperative to win, Mr Justice Treyvaud soon demonstrated an ability quickly to analyse the facts of the dispute before him and get the parties to concentrate on the essential issues. This attribute combined with courtesy and good humour made him an excellent trial judge and a valued member of the Court.
He had a deep and sensitive interest in the Court's role in determining the difficult questions arising from broken marriages of the welfare of children. In 1992 he studied these issues as a visiting fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and formed a close association with members of the Family Division of the High Court of England. On the nomination of the Chief Justice, His Honor represented his Court on the Family Law Council of Australia where his contributions to law reform in family law were sought, respected and advanced. As a much liked judge, he was popular with the profession, particularly when on circuit. He travelled extensively in Australia as a judge of the Court, sitting frequently in all capital cities' .
Source
Ad Astra March 1978; The Age (Melb) 14 March 1995; Ad Astra March 1995 p22; Geelong Lawyers Collection, Deakin University, Geelong.