Richard Court was born on 27 September 1947 in Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He has been married to Joanne (Jo) Frances Moffat since 7 January 1989. They have one child. He was previously married to Helen Margaret Dewar.
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Nedlands (13 March 1982 - 27 April 2001), 26th Premier of Western Australia (16 February 1993 - 10 February 2001), Australian Ambassador to Japan (11 April 2017 - October 2020).