Christopher William Graham Guest, Baron Guest PC (7 November 1901 – 25 September 1984) was a British judge.

Biography

Born in Edinburgh, Guest was educated at Merchiston Castle School, Clare College, Cambridge (MA), and Edinburgh University (LLB). He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1925 and to the English Bar ( Inner Temple) in 1929. During World War II, he served in the Army, first in the Royal Artillery and then as a deputy judge-advocate in the War Office, ending the war as a Major. He was appointed

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in 1945 and was appointed

Sheriff of Ayr and Bute The Sheriff of Ayr was historically (from 1221) the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Ayr, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Sundrum Castle was used by the sheriff from the 14th century, and Loudoun Castle from ...

, transferring in 1954 to be Sheriff of Perth and Angus. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1955 to 1957. In 1957, Guest was appointed a

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...

, becoming Lord Guest. On 20 January 1961, he was appointed

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and was created a

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with the title Baron Guest, of Graden in the County of Berwick. In the same year, Guest was invested to the

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and in 1971, he retired as Lord of Appeal.

References

1901 births 1984 deaths People educated at Merchiston Castle School Law lords Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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Deans of the Faculty of Advocates Scottish sheriffs British Army personnel of World War II Royal Artillery officers War Office personnel in World War II Military personnel from Edinburgh {{Life-peer-stub