Church of England
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, where cases were argued not by barristers but by advocates (see Doctor's Commons). In the nineteenth century much of the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts was transferred to other courts, firstly the Courts of Probate and Divorce and Matrimonial Causes and eventually the
Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC (England ...
of the
High Court of Justice
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. The position of Queen's Advocate remained vacant after the resignation of Sir Travers Twiss in 1872.
Use in colonies and extraterritorial jurisdictions
In some British colonies and
extraterritorial
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Historically, this primarily applied to individuals, as jurisdiction was usually cl ...
British courts, the principal British Government lawyer was called the King's Advocate, Queen's Advocate or
Crown Advocate
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Malta
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the principal British Government lawyer was called the Crown Advocate. In
Cyprus
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, he was referred to as the King's Advocate. The
Attorney General of Sri Lanka
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was known as the King's Advocate or Queen's Advocate between 1833 and 1884.
King's/Queen's Advocates
* ''incomplete before the 18th century''
* 3 March 1609 Sir Henry (Martin) Marten
*1625: Sir Thomas Ryves
* 25 July 1701: Sir John Cooke
* 13 January 1715: Sir
Nathaniel Lloyd
Sir Nathaniel Lloyd (1669–1745) was an English jurist and Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Life
Born in the Savoy Hospital 29 November 1669, eldest son of Sir Richard Lloyd by Elizabeth, his wife. He was educated at St Paul's School and Tr ...
Herbert Jenner
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Herbert Jenner (23 February 1806 – 30 July 1904) was an English barrister. As an amateur cricketer he played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1838. He changed his name to Herbert Jenner-Fust in 1864.John Dodson (knighted 29 October 1834)
* 5 March 1852: John Dorney Harding (knighted 24 March 1852)
* 12 September 1862:
Robert Joseph Phillimore
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(knighted 17 September 1862)
* 27 August 1867:
Travers Twiss
Sir Travers Twiss QC FRS (19 March 1809 in London14 January 1897 in London) was an English jurist. He had a distinguished academic and legal career culminating in his appointment as Queen's Advocate-General. Twiss was particularly noted for hi ...
(knighted 4 November 1867)
References
Other sources
* Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby, ''The Book of Dignities'', London 1894, reprinted Bath 1969, p. 422
*
Edward William Brabrook
Sir Edward William Brabrook (10 April 1839 – 20 March 1930) was an English civil servant, author, and anthropologist with a special interest in folklore. He was a member of the Folklore Society and a fellow of Society of Antiquaries of London ...
, paper on the Office of the King's Advocate-General, delivered 16 January 1879, recorded in ''Proceedings of the
Society of Antiquaries of London
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