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Sir John Balcombe | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 11 June 1985 – 2 August 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
Sir Alfred John Balcombe, PC (29 September 1925 – 9 June 2000) was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1985 to 1995.
Career
He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1950 (Bencher, 1977; Treasurer, 1999); he practised at the Chancery Bar, 1951–77. He was appointed a QC in 1969. He was a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Family Division, 1977–85. He was a Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, 1983–85.
He was a member of the Bar council, 1967–71.
He was knighted in 1977 and made a Privy Councillor in 1985.
Other positions held
- Member, Steering Committee for Revenue, Tax Law Rewrite, 1997–98.
- Chairman, London Marriage Guidance Council, 1982–88.
- President, SW London Branch, Magistrates' Association, 1993–2000.
- President, The Maccabaeans, 1990–2000.
- Master, Company of Tin Plate Workers, 1971–72.
- Senior Grand Warden, United Grand Lodge of England of the Freemasons, 1996–98.
- Honorary Fellow, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1996
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References
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Wd43 Balcombe, A". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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verification. (December 2009) |
Sir John Balcombe | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 11 June 1985 – 2 August 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
Sir Alfred John Balcombe, PC (29 September 1925 – 9 June 2000) was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1985 to 1995.
Career
He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1950 (Bencher, 1977; Treasurer, 1999); he practised at the Chancery Bar, 1951–77. He was appointed a QC in 1969. He was a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Family Division, 1977–85. He was a Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, 1983–85.
He was a member of the Bar council, 1967–71.
He was knighted in 1977 and made a Privy Councillor in 1985.
Other positions held
- Member, Steering Committee for Revenue, Tax Law Rewrite, 1997–98.
- Chairman, London Marriage Guidance Council, 1982–88.
- President, SW London Branch, Magistrates' Association, 1993–2000.
- President, The Maccabaeans, 1990–2000.
- Master, Company of Tin Plate Workers, 1971–72.
- Senior Grand Warden, United Grand Lodge of England of the Freemasons, 1996–98.
- Honorary Fellow, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1996
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References
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Wd43 Balcombe, A". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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| This United Kingdom law-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1925 births
- 2000 deaths
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- 20th-century English judges
- Lord Justices of Appeal
- Knights Bachelor
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Royal Corps of Signals soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Family Division judges
- English Jews
- British law biography stubs