Chester Porter

Chester Alexander Porter QC (15 March 1926 – 15 March 2021) was a prominent Australian barrister. Early life Chester's father was Frederick Porter. His mother Coralie was born into a Jewish family but later converted to Christianity. When asked about his faith he at times referred to himself as a 'Christian Jew'. Chester began high school at Barker College before going on to win a scholarship to Shore and finishing his high schooling there. While at Shore, Porter was captain of the debating team. He later graduated in law at the University of Sydney. While a law student, Porter purportedly witnessed his friend Frank McAlary dance for a cameraman after the announcement of the end of the Second World War. He has long since publicly supported the theory that McAlary was the Dancing Man. He was admitted to the Bar in 1948, aged 21, the youngest person ever admitted to the bar at the time, and subsequently the second youngest, in history, after Norman Jenkyn who was a few months younger.