Talk:John McKechnie

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the John McKechnie article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

This article is rated Stub-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:

Biography

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article has been automatically rated by a bot or other tool as Stub-class because it uses a stub template. Please ensure the assessment is correct before removing the `\|auto=` parameter.

Law

	Law portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Law, an attempt at providing a comprehensive, standardised, pan-jurisdictional and up-to-date resource for the legal field and the subjects encompassed by it.LawWikipedia:WikiProject LawTemplate:WikiProject Lawlaw articles
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

Australia: Western Australia / Law Start‑class Low‑importance

	Australia portal John McKechnie is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
Start	This article has been given a rating which conflicts with the project-independent quality rating in the banner shell. Please resolve this conflict if possible.
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Western Australia (assessed as Mid-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Australian law (assessed as Mid-importance).
	Need help improving this article? Ask a Librarian^{What's this?} at the National Library of Australia, or the State Library of Western Australia.
	The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

John Roderick McKechnie, High Lord Wizard of the Tempest.

John McKechnie has been one of the greatest Justices to have ever served the Bench of the Honourable Supreme Court of Western Australia....

His Decision in Molina v Zaknich was a powerful Gospel that rembled something of the narrow pass in the Lord of the Rings, where Gandalf shepherded the Hobbits over the narrow bridge, and did battle with the Balrog.

The Balrog relied on the authority in Pearce v Paskov, where the Honourable Temple of man, and his Honour the all High Lord Justice McKechnie Smited the Narrow Bridge relating to s.22 of the Criminal Code. YOU SHALL NOT PASS!. The Balrog was defeated, the narrow bridge destroyed.

The importance of decisions like this are not to be taken lightly. The courage of a Justice to open up defences, and in turn secure the liberty associated with ancient codes like s.22 of the criminal code (WA) are decisions that should be sealed through the Authority of the High Court, and set for ever more.

A true Justice, one that will be sadly missed from the Bench, when a retirement age is reached. There should be no retirement age for a justice to be imposed, if his mind is still sharp, an ancient sage on the Bench is a necessity. Justice McKechnie, thank you, for showing me the way, through your righteous paths layed down. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.30.61.13 (talk) 08:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]