Keith John Austin Asche AC KStJ KC (/æʃ/ ASH;[1] 28 November 1925 – 14 December 2024) was an Australian judge.
Eric then successfully applied for a job in Darwin, and the family sailed on the SS Marella, arriving on 18 February 1928.
The family relocated from Rabaul, after a 1-year appointment of Austin's father, to Darwin and lived at the Mud Hut (Knight's Folly) before it burnt down on 31 December 1933.
[2] Eric Thomas Asche was one of a small number of lawyers in Darwin at that time and held the position of Crown Law Officer.
Upon discharge he attended the University of Melbourne, where he was a member of Trinity College, and attained a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Laws degree.
He resigned as Chief Justice on 26 February 1993 to take up appointment as Administrator of the Northern Territory on 1 March.
[6] While Administrator he was patron of numerous organisations including being the Northern Territory Chief Scout, an Honorary Colonel in NORFORCE, and a Deputy Prior of the Order of St.