Francis Burt (judge)

The Honourable Sir Francis Burt AC KCMG QC
27th Governor of Western Australia
In office 20 March 1990 – 31 October 1993
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Carmen Lawrence Richard Court
Preceded by	Gordon Reid
Succeeded by	Michael Jeffery
11th Chief Justice of Western Australia
In office 1977–1988
Preceded by	Sir Lawrence Jackson
Succeeded by	David Malcolm
Personal details
Born	Francis Theodore Page Burt (1918-06-14)14 June 1918 Mosman Park, Western Australia
Died	8 September 2004(2004-09-08) (aged 86) Perth, Western Australia
Alma mater	University of Western Australia
Nickname	"Red"
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1940–1942 (RAN) 1943–1946 (RAAF)
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Unit	HMAS Leeuwin No. 10 Squadron RAAF
Battles/wars	Second World War

Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC (14 June 1918 – 8 September 2004) was an Australian jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Western Australia, from 1977 to 1988, and the 27th Governor of Western Australia, from 1990 to 1993.

Burt was born in Cottesloe, a suburb of Perth Western Australia, and educated at Guildford Grammar School. He studied law at the University of Western Australia, and also served in the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. Burt was made a justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1969, and was promoted to Chief Justice in 1977. As Chief Justice, he served as lieutenant-governor. When the Governor of Western Australia, Gordon Reid, resigned in 1989, Burt was appointed to succeed him and served as governor until 1993.