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Lord Justice James (other)
Lord Justice James may refer to: * William Milbourne James (judge) *Arthur James (judge) Sir Arthur Evan James, PC, DL (18 May 1916 – 13 May 1976) was a British judge and was a member of the Court of Appeal from 1973 to his death. Early life James was educated at Caterham School and then at Jesus College, Oxford where he ob ... See also * Justice James (other) {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Milbourne James (judge)
Sir William Milbourne James, (29 June 1807 – 7 June 1881) was a Welsh barrister and judge. A Chancery specialist, he was appointed to the Court of Chancery of England in 1869. The next year, he was appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery (Lord Justice of Appeal from 1877), serving until his death in 1881. Early life and family James was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in 1807 to Christopher James, a prosperous provision merchant, and his wife, Ann.Lloyd (1958), pg 428. He was baptised Presbyterian. His cousin was Charles Herbert James, who later became Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil.Lloyd (1958), pg 420. He was educated privately at the school run by John James of Gellionnen before entering Glasgow University. In 1836 James was included in the preparations for the record breaking balloon trip funded by Robert Hollond. He was amongst six people included in the commemorative painting which is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London. In 1846 James marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur James (judge)
Sir Arthur Evan James, PC, DL (18 May 1916 – 13 May 1976) was a British judge and was a member of the Court of Appeal from 1973 to his death. Early life James was educated at Caterham School and then at Jesus College, Oxford where he obtained a double first in law followed, in 1939, by a BCL. He joined Middle Temple and was called to the bar in 1939. He married in 1939 and had four children. He joined the army as a private in the Pioneer Corps before being commissioned in the Royal Corps of Signals. Judicial career He was appointed QC in 1960, Recorder of Grimsby (1961–1963) and Recorder of Derby (1963–1965). He received considerable public attention in 1963 when he appeared for the prosecution in the Great Train Robbery trial. In 1964, James was asked to chair the statutory inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Metropolitan Police's Detective Sergeant Harold Challenor's being able to plant evidence and assault suspects. In 1965, he was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
