▁and ▁former ▁politician . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Labor ▁member ▁for ▁B urr in j uck ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁held ▁various ▁minister ial ▁port fol ios ▁( including ▁Att orney - General ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ) ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Land ▁and ▁Environment ▁Court , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁retired ▁from ▁this ▁role . ▁▁ ▁Terry ▁She ah an ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁son ▁of ▁Bill ▁She ah an , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 7 3 ). ▁He ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁Lew ish am ▁before ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁receiving ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Will ough by ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Y ass , ▁C oot am und ra ▁and ▁Gl ades ville ▁branches . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁married