The Honourable Sir Leo Finn Bernard Cussen
Judge
- Born
- 29 November 1859, Portland, Victoria
- Died
- 17 May 1933, Hawthorn, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Maurice Cussen (grocer and gen dealer)
- Mother
- Margaret Finn
- Married Johanna Bevan (daughter of John Bevan); father of Alan Francis Cussen [qv] and Maurice Leo Cussen [qv]
Legal admissions
| 1 September 1886 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria |
| 21 September 1900 | Signed Roll of Counsel of the Victorian Bar |
Degrees
| 1884 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Melbourne |
| 1886 | Bachelor of Laws | The University of Melbourne |
| 1887 | Master of Arts | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- Member of Council, UMelb from 1902.
- Judge, Supreme Court of Vic 1906-33.
- Undertook consolidation of Vic statutes.
- Pres, Public Library of Vic.
- Knight bachelor 1922.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cussen-sir-leo-finn-bernard-5857
Other:
- VicBI 20289/1859, VicDI 3669/1933, NSWMI 474/1890, Vic W&P index, UMA.