Sir Thaddeus McCarthy, a retired president of the Court of Appeal, has died in Wellington. He was 93.
Sir Thaddeus served on the court for 14 years, the last three as president, until his retirement in 1976.
He began his legal career as a barrister in Wellington in 1931. He was made
a judge of the Supreme Court (now the High Court) in 1957, a post he held for five years until his appointment to the Court of Appeal.
Sir Thaddeus presided over a number of royal commissions after his retirement, including a decade as chairman of the Press Council from 1978.
He was created Knight Bachelor in 1964 and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1974. He was also a member of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest honour which is limited to a membership of 20.
Sir Thaddeus is survived by one son and two daughters. His wife, Joan, pre-deceased him.
