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Peter Cory - what a remarkable life, what a remarkable jurist and human. Kind, humble, bright and generous.
He was also funny and self-deprecating. He said in speeches that he was appointed to the Court of Appeal so they wouldn& #39;t keep reversing him, and to the Supreme Court to avoid being always in dissent. But that didn& #39;t work.
He brought cookies to other Justices on the Court - I recall it being daily, but that may have been an urban myth. But it was on brand, whether true or not.
He was a remarkable squash player. After he retired from the Court he said he couldn& #39;t play anymore - so he& #39;d taken up tennis.
Whenever I saw him in Court he was genuinely kind to lawyers - asking them the helpful question when they got into trouble. Not all lawyers picked up on the help he was giving, but he offered it.
I don& #39;t think any judge would go wrong aspiring to be like him in a courtroom.
