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Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett (* 2. September 1863 in Indien; † 13. Februar 1929 auf See) war von 1926 bis 1929 der fünfte Chief Justice of New Zealand. Skerret wurde in Indien geboren. Sein Vater Peter Perrin Skerrett war Ire und Abkömmling der Skerretts of Finavera im County Clare, einem der vierzehn Stämme von Galway. Peter Perrin Skerrett war Sergeant in der britischen Armee in Indien, da er nicht über das für Offiziere erforderlich Privatvermögen verfügte. Die Familie zog nach Neuseeland, als Charles zwölf Jahre alt war. Er wurde am erzogen. Er arbeitet zuerst bei der Post, dann beim Schatzamt, anschließend beim Department of Justice als Angestellter des Magistratsgerichtshofes in Wellington. Skerrett lernte in der Kanzlei Buller, Lewis & Gully und erhielt 1884 seine Anwaltszulassung. Er praktizierte als Anwalt für die Wellingtoner Kanzleien Skerrett and Wyllie und Chapman Tripp. 1907 war Skerret bei Ernennung des ersten King’s Counsel in Neuseeland einer der ersten Ernannten. Von 1918 bis 1926 war er Präsident der New Zealand Law Society. Am 1. Februar 1926 wurde er zum Chief Justice ernannt. Er löste Robert Stout ab. 1927 wurde er als Knight Commander des Order of St. Michael and St. George geadelt. Am 13. Februar 1929 übergab er sein Amt an Michael Myers. Am 13. Februar 1929 starb er auf dem Rückweg nach London an Bord der Port Denison. Er blieb unverheiratet. (de)
Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett KCMG KC (2 September 1863 – 13 February 1929) was the fifth Chief Justice of New Zealand, from 1926 to 1929. He was born in India. His father Peter Perrin Skerrett was born in Ireland and descended from the Skerretts of Finavera in County Clare; originally the Skerretts were one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway. He was a sergeant in the Army in India; as he lacked a private income needed by officers. The family moved to New Zealand when Charles was 12. He was educated at Wellington College. He joined the Post Office, then the Treasury, then to the Department of Justice as a clerk in the Wellington Magistrates' Court. He was articled to Buller, Lewis & Gully and admitted to the bar in 1884. He went into private practice, and was associated with the Wellington law firms of Skerrett and Wyllie and Chapman Tripp. In 1907 when the first King's Counsel was appointed in New Zealand Skerrett was one of the first to take silk. From 1918 to 1926 he was President of the New Zealand Law Society. In 1922, in his role as president of the New Zealand Football Association, Skerrett was given the Chatham Cup by Captain Prickett of HMS Chatham as a thank you to New Zealand for its hospitality to the ship and crew. On 1 February 1926 he was appointed Chief Justice, and was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1927 New Year Honours. He left for London in 1929, and died at sea on the Port Denison. He was unmarried. (en)

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Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett KCMG KC (2 September 1863 – 13 February 1929) was the fifth Chief Justice of New Zealand, from 1926 to 1929. He was born in India. His father Peter Perrin Skerrett was born in Ireland and descended from the Skerretts of Finavera in County Clare; originally the Skerretts were one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway. He was a sergeant in the Army in India; as he lacked a private income needed by officers. On 1 February 1926 he was appointed Chief Justice, and was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1927 New Year Honours. (en)
Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett (* 2. September 1863 in Indien; † 13. Februar 1929 auf See) war von 1926 bis 1929 der fünfte Chief Justice of New Zealand. Skerret wurde in Indien geboren. Sein Vater Peter Perrin Skerrett war Ire und Abkömmling der Skerretts of Finavera im County Clare, einem der vierzehn Stämme von Galway. Peter Perrin Skerrett war Sergeant in der britischen Armee in Indien, da er nicht über das für Offiziere erforderlich Privatvermögen verfügte. (de)

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