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Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
The Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, known as Chief Metropolitan Police Magistrate until 1949, and also known as the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Chief Magistrate of the Police Courts of the Metropolis, was a senior British magistrate based in London. The most senior metropolitan stipendiary magistrate (full-time magistrates appointed for London and the surrounding counties), the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate had responsibilities for the administration of the London magistrates' courts as well as the appointment of metropolitan stipendiary magistrates. He also had special responsibilities in relation to extradition proceedings. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate was based at Bow Street Magistrates' Court. The position was abolished on 31 August 2000 by the Access to Justice Act 1999, which unified the stipendiary bench of England and Wales and renamed stipendiary magistrates to District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts). The position of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magistrates' Court
A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several jurisdictions, all criminal proceedings start. Also some civil matters may be dealt with here, such as family proceedings. Courts * Magistrates' court (England and Wales) * Magistrate's Court of Jersey * Magistrates' court (Hong Kong) * Magistrate's courts of Israel * Magistrate's court (South Africa) * District Court (New Zealand), replaced magistrate's courts in 1980 * District Court (Ireland), the main court of summary jurisdiction in Ireland * Magistrate's court (Russia) * Magistrate's court (Sri Lanka) Australian courts * Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory * Magistrates court (Northern Territory) * Magistrates Court of Queensland * Magistrates Court of South Australia * Magistrates Court of Tasmania * Magistrates' Court of Victoria * Magistrates Court of Western Australia * Local Court of New South Wales * Federal Circuit Court of Australia (initially the Federal Magistrate's Court of Australia. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Lushington
Sir Franklin Lushington (4 January 1823 – 10 November 1901) was a British barrister and judge. He was Chief Magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Courts in London from 1899 until his death, in succession to Sir John Bridge. A member of the Lushington family, Franklin Lushington was the son of Edmund Henry Lushington and the brother of Henry Lushington. He was a member of the Supreme Council of Justice of the United States of the Ionian Islands, serving until 1858. Appointed a metropolitan magistrate at the Thames Magistrates' Court in 1869, he was transferred to Bow Street Magistrates' Court Bow Street Magistrates' Court became one of the most famous magistrates' court in England. Over its 266-year existence it occupied various buildings on Bow Street in Central London, immediately north-east of Covent Garden. It closed in 2006 a ... in 1890. Franklin Lushington was a close friend of the writer Edward Lear, whom he met in Malta in 1849. They subsequently embarked on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stipendiary Magistrates (England And Wales)
Stipendiary magistrates were magistrates that were paid for their work (they received a stipend). They existed in the judiciaries of the United Kingdom and those of several former British territories, where they sat in the lowest-level criminal courts. United Kingdom England and Wales Stipendiary magistrates sat in the magistrates' courts of England and Wales, alongside unpaid 'lay' magistrates, generally hearing the more serious cases. In London, stipendiary magistrates were known as metropolitan stipendiary magistrates. Until 1949, they were known as metropolitan police magistrates. There was also a Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate for London, with additional administrative duties. In August 2000, stipendiary magistrates, including metropolitan stipendiary magistrates, were replaced by the new role of district judge (magistrates' courts). There is also now a Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate). Scotland Stipendiary magistrates were the most junior judge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judiciary Of England And Wales
There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales—different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance, in line with the order of the courts in which they sit, so that judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are generally given more weight than district judges sitting in county courts and magistrates' courts. On 1 April 2020 there were 3,174 judges in post in England and Wales. Some judges with United Kingdom-wide jurisdiction also sit in England and Wales, particularly Justices of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and members of the tribunals judiciary. By statute, judges are guaranteed continuing judicial independence. The following is a list of the various types of judges who sit in the Courts of England and Wales: Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor Since 3 April 2006, the Lord Chief Justice has been the overall head of the judiciary. Previously they were second to the Lord Chancellor, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Badge .
He was also a leading authority on coracles. The founder, then chairman and president of the Coracle Society, he said in 1997 that “coracles and currachs are my main obsession in life.”
Sir Peter Gilmour Noto Badge (20 November 1931 – 29 October 2020) was a British solicitor and judge who was Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate from 1992 to 1997. As Chief Magistrate, he handled a series of high-profile committals, including those of Szymon Serafinowicz under the War Crimes Act 1991 and of Rosemary West Rosemary Pauline West (née Letts; born 29 November 1953) is an English serial killer who collaborated with her husband, Fred West, in the torture and murder of at least nine young women between 1973 and 1987; References * https://www ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hopkin (magistrate)
Sir David Armand Hopkin (10 January 1922 – 21 August 1997) was a British barrister, magistrate, and boxing administrator. He was Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate from 1982 to 1992, Chairman of the British Boxing Board of Control from 1983 to 1993, and President of the same body from 1991 until 1997. The son of Welsh Labour politician Daniel Hopkin, also sometime a Metropolitan Stipendiary magistrate, and of Edmée Hopkin, David Hopkin was educated at St Paul's School, London, University College, Aberystwyth, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he read Modern Languages. He served in the British Army from 1942 to 1947, first in the Intelligence Corps, then in the Pioneer Corps, supervising Italian prisoners of war in Egypt. He attained the rank of honorary major. After being called to the bar by Gray's Inn in 1949, Hopkin joined the staff of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 1950, where he remained until 1970, rising to become Deputy Director of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn Russell
Evelyn may refer to: Places * Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London * Evelyn, Ontario, Canada * Evelyn, Michigan, United States * Evelyn, Texas, United States * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States * Evelyn (VTA), former light rail train station in Mountain View, California, United States * Evelyn County, New South Wales, Australia * Electoral district of Evelyn, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Evelyn, Queensland, Australia * 503 Evelyn, a main belt asteroid Schools * Evelyn College for Women, or Evelyn College, the former women's college of Princeton University * Evelyn High School, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Entertainment * ''Evelyn'' (2002 film), a film starring Sophie Vavasseur and Pierce Brosnan * ''Evelyn'' (2018 film), a documentary * '' Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl'', 2002 short film and black comedy directed by Brad Peyton * ''Evelyn'' (play), a 1969 radio play by Rhys Adrian * ''Evelyn'' (EP), an EP by The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Barraclough
Sir Kenneth James Priestley Barraclough, CBE, TD, JP (22 March 1907 – 3 April 2001) was a British barrister and magistrate who was Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate between 1975 and 1978. He was also a colonel in the Inns of Court Regiment The Inns of Court Regiment (ICR) was a British Army regiment that existed under that name between May 1932 and May 1961. However, the unit traces its lineage back much further, to at least 1584, and its name lives on today within 68 (Inns of Cour .... References * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1328869/Sir-Kenneth-Barraclough.html * Ronald Bartle, ''Bow Street Beak'' (2000) * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-6613 2001 deaths Knights Bachelor Stipendiary magistrates (England and Wales) Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English justices of the peace People educated at Oundle School Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Members of the Middle Temple B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Milton
Sir Frank Milton (born Frank Milton Lowenstein; 6 January 1906 – 8 January 1976) was a British Liberal Party politician and magistrate. Background Milton was born in Hampstead, London, the son of G. Lowenstein, Director of S. Japhet & Co. Ltd of London. He was educated at Bembridge School, St John's College, Oxford where he received a Master of Arts. In 1924, he dropped his surname of Lowenstein. In 1940, he married Barbara McFadyean. In 1945 the marriage was dissolved. In 1954 he married Iris Averil Neave. They had two adopted sons. He was knighted in 1970. Professional career Milton received a Call to Bar, Lincoln's Inn in 1930. He became a Bencher in 1967. He worked on the south-eastern circuit. He served in the War of 1939–45 in the Royal Artillery, reaching the rank of Major. He was a Metropolitan Magistrate from 1952–67. He was Chairman of Epping Group Hospital Management Committee from 1958–63. He was a Member of the Standing Committee on Criminal Law Revis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Rivers Dunne
Sir Laurence Rivers Dunne, MC (4 October 1893 – 30 June 1970) was a British barrister and magistrate who served as Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate from 1948 to 1960. References * {{Cite ODNB, id=32936, last=Davenport-Hines, first=Richard, title=Dunne, Sir Laurence Rivers Knights Bachelor 1970 deaths English barristers Members of the Inner Temple People educated at Eton College Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford King's Royal Rifle Corps officers Recipients of the Military Cross British Army personnel of World War I Stipendiary magistrates (England and Wales) Machine Gun Corps officers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Watson
Sir John Bertrand Watson (16 May 1878 – 16 February 1948) was an English lawyer, Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Family and education Watson was born in Stockton-on-Tees, the son of John Wilson Watson, Justice of the Peace, JP, a timber merchant from Stockton. He was educated at Harrogate College. In 1909, he married Ethelwynne Gladys Jameson, also from Stockton and they had two sons and two daughters. Career Watson studied the law and was admitted as a solicitor in 1900, passing his final examination with honours. From 1902 to 1911 he served as Deputy Coroner for County Durham. In 1919 he was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn and was later a Bencher. When he was first appointed a magistrate in 1928 he sat at the North London Court. In 1931 he was transferred to Clerkenwell where he stayed until 1936 when he resigned through ill-health, having suffered a series of heart attacks. In 1938 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chartres Biron
Sir Henry Chartres Biron (10 January 1863 – 28 January 1940) was a British barrister who was later chief magistrate of the metropolitan police courts. He presided over the trial for obscenity of Radclyffe Hall's lesbian novel, ''The Well of Loneliness''. Early life Henry Chartres Biron was born on 10 January 1863. His father was the barrister and police magistrate R.J. Biron Q.C. His mother was the sister of F.A. Inderwick K.C., the noted divorce lawyer. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, University of Cambridge."Obituary Sir Chartres Biron", ''The Times'', 29 January 1940, p. 9. Career Biron was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1886. He appeared at the Central Criminal Court, the London Sessions, the Metropolitan Police Courts, and on the South-Eastern Circuit. He was appointed prosecuting counsel for the Post Office and Treasury Counsel at the London Sessions. In 1903 he was junior counsel for the defence in the Arthur Alfred Lynch M.P. high tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
