List of University of Oxford people in the law
This is a list of University of Oxford people in the Law. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the University, and others held fellowships at a college.
This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford – for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.
Oxford has produced a large number of distinguished jurists, judges and lawyers around the world. This list includes twelve Lord Chancellors, nine Lord Chief Justices, nine UK Supreme Court Justices and twenty-two law lords; four associate justices of the US Supreme Court as well as six puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Canada and a chief justice of the now defunct Federal Court of Canada.
European Court of Human Rights
Name | College | Years at Oxford | Notes | Ref |
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Nicolas Bratza | Brasenose | High Court Judge 1998-, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights 1998-, Section President ECHR 1998-, Vice-President ECHR 2007- |
Lord Chancellors and Lord Chief Justices
Name | College | Years at Oxford | Notes | Ref |
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Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden | Corpus Christi | 1781–1784 | Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1818–32 | [1] |
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, 1st Baron Apsley | Balliol | 1730– | Lord Chancellor 1771–78 | [2] |
Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury | Wadham | 1814–1819 | Lord Chancellor 1861–65 | [3] |
Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill | Balliol | 1954– | Master of the Rolls 1992–1996, Lord Chief Justice 1996–2000, Senior Law Lord 2000–2008 | [4] |
Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster | Christ Church | 1879–1882 | Solicitor General 1913–15, Lord Chancellor 1915–16 | [5] |
John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge | Balliol | 1838–1843 | Fellow of Exeter College 1843–1846, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1873–80, Lord Chief Justice 1880–94 | [6] |
Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner | Magdalen | –1923 | Lord Chancellor 1964–70 | [7] |
Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury | Merton | 1842–1845 | Lord Chancellor 1885–86, 1886–92, & 1895–1905 | [8] |
Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard | Trinity | –1898 | Lord Chief Justice 1946–1958 | [9] |
Matthew Hale | Magdalen Hall | 1626–1629 | Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1660–71, Lord Chief Justice 1671–76 | [10] |
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone | Christ Church | 1927–1931 | Prize Fellow of All Souls 1931, Lord Chancellor 1970–74 and 1979–87 | [11] |
John Holt | Oriel | 1658– | Lord Chief Justice 1689–1710 | [12] |
William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt | New College | 1903–1906 | Solicitor General 1940–42, Lord Chancellor 1945–51 | [13] |
Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne | Magdalen | –1926 | Lord Chancellor 1962–1964 | [14] |
Thomas More | Oriel or Canterbury | 1492-1494 | Lord Chancellor 1529-1532 | [15] |
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield | Christ Church | 1723–1727 | Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1756–88 | [16] |
John Popham | Balliol | Speaker of the House of Commons 1580–83, Lord Chief Justice 1592–1607 | [17] | |
Robert Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn | Balliol | –1868 | Lord Chancellor 1907–1912 | [18] |
John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey | Jesus | –1891 | Lord Chancellor 1929–1935 | [19] |
William Scroggs | Pembroke | 1639–1649 | Lord Chief Justice 1678–81 | [20] |
Gavin Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds | New College | 1900–1904 | Lord Chancellor 1951–1954 | [21] |
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lords)
- Lord Denning
- Lord Hoffmann
- Lord Bingham
- Lord Atkin
- Lord Goff
Name | College | Years at Oxford | Notes | Ref |
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Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone | Balliol | –1913 | Elected Fellow of Magdalen College in 1913; appointed a Law Lord in 1951 | [25] |
James Atkin, Baron Atkin | Magdalen | 1884– | appointed a Law Lord in 1928 | [26] |
Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen | Balliol | 1853–1857 | Elected Fellow (whilst still an undergraduate) in 1857; appointed a Law Lord in 1893 | [27] |
Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | Worcester | Appointed a Law Lord in 2004 | ||
Nicholas Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson | Magdalen | Appointed a Law Lord in 1991 | ||
Horace Davey, Baron Davey | University | 1852–1856 | Fellow of University College 1856–1864; appointed a Law Lord in 1894 | [28] |
Alfred Thompson Denning, Baron Denning | Magdalen | 1916–1920 (Mathematics), 1921–1922 (Law) | Degree interrupted by war service 1917–1919. Appointed a Law Lord in 1957; Master of the Rolls 1962–1982 | [29] |
Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock | University | Appointed a Law Lord in 1968 | [30] | |
Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley | New College | High Steward of Oxford University | ||
Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann | The Queen's | Stowell Fellow, University College | ||
Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton | Balliol | |||
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey | New College | –1903 | Appointed a Law Lord in 1947 | [31] |
Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance | University | Appointed a Law Lord in 2005 | ||
Michael Nolan, Baron Nolan | Wadham | Appointed a Law Lord in 1994 | ||
Wilfrid Normand, Baron Normand | Oriel | 1902–1906 | Lord President of the Court of Session 1935–1947; appointed a Law Lord in 1947. | [32] |
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe | New College and All Souls | 1919–1921 (New), 1922–1937 (Fellow of All Souls) | Appointed a Law Lord (direct from the bar) in 1949 | [33] |
Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry | New College and Balliol | Lord President of the Court of Session 1996–2001; appointed a Law Lord in 2001. | ||
Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate | Brasenose | Appointed a Law Lord in 1997 | ||
Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman | Brasenose | Appointed a Law Lord in 1977 | ||
Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow | Magdalen and All Souls | 1907–1911 (Magdalen), 1912– (Fellow of All Souls) | First chemistry graduate to be elected a Fellow of All Souls. Solicitor General 1933–1936, Attorney General 1936–1945, appointed a Law Lord in 1954 | [34] |
Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn | University | Appointed a Law Lord in 2005 | ||
Richard Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce | New College and All Souls | –1930 (New), 1932–2003 (All Souls) | Appointed a Law Lord in 1964 (direct from High Court). High Steward of Oxford University 1967–1990 | [35][36] |
Other judges and lawyers: United Kingdom
Name | College | Years at Oxford | Notes | Ref |
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Philip Bell | The Queen's | MP 1951–60, County Court Judge 1960–75, Circuit Judge 1971–75 | ||
Malcolm Bishop | Regent's Park | Deputy High Court Judge, Chair Isle of Man Legal Services Commission | ||
William Blair | Balliol | Dep High Court Judge 2003–, Chairman of Finsmat 2001–, of Combar 2003–05 | ||
Julius Caesar | Magdalen | Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606–14, Master of the Rolls 1614–36 | ||
John Cameron, Lord Abernethy | Pembroke | Senator of the College of Justice 1992– | ||
John Taylor Cameron, Lord Coulsfield | Corpus Christi | Senator of the College of Justice 1987– | ||
Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom | Corpus Christi | Lord Advocate 1984–89 | ||
George Carman | Balliol | barrister 1953, QC 1971, sometime head of chambers New Court | ||
Joseph William Chitty | Balliol and Exeter | Lord Justice of Appeal 1897–99 | ||
Michael Coulson | Merton | MP 1959–64, Circuit Judge 1983–98 | ||
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry | Balliol | Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1625–40 | ||
Charles Isaac Elton | Balliol and The Queen's | Barrister 1865, QC 1885, MP 1884–85 & 1886–92 | ||
Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton | Worcester | Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session 2005– | ||
Giles Henderson | Magdalen and Pembroke | Senior Partner Slaughter and May 1993–2001 | ||
Leoline Jenkins | Jesus | Royalist, Principal Jesus College, Oxford 1661–73, Secretary of State 1680–84 | ||
John Laws | Exeter | Lord Justice of Appeal 1999– | ||
Roger Ludlow | Balliol | author of Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | ||
Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray | Jesus | MP 1970–79, Lord Advocate 1974–79, Senator of the College of Justice 1979– | ||
William Osgoode | Christ Church | first Chief Justice of Upper Canada 1792–1794, Chief Justice of Lower Canada 1794–1801 | ||
Stephen Richards | St John's | High Court Judge 1997–2005, Presiding Judge for Wales 2000–2003, Lord Justice of Appeal 2005– | ||
Bernard Rix | New College | Lord Justice of Appeal 2000– | ||
Geoffrey Robertson | University | QC, Recorder, Master of the Bench, head of chambers, visiting professor | ||
David Eve, 2nd Baron Silsoe | Christ Church | barrister 1955, QC 1972, expert in planning law | ||
Mathew Thorpe | Balliol | Lord Justice of Appeal 1996– | ||
Lancelot Ware | Lincoln | co–founder of Mesna 1946, barrister 1949, sometime Alderman London County Council | ||
James Whitelocke | St John's | Justice of the King's Bench 1624–32 | ||
Ivy Williams | Society of Home Students | 1896–1902 (student), 1920–1945 (lecturer) | First female barrister in England (1921), first female Doctor of Civil Law (1923) | [37] |
Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie | St Edmund Hall | MP 1964–74, Ld Advocate 1970–74, Sen Coll of Justice 1974–90, Justice of Appeal Botswana 1994–96 |
Judges and lawyers: other countries
- Byron White
- David Souter
- John Marshall Harlan II
- Elena Kagan
- Stephen Breyer
Name | College | Years at Oxford | Country | Notes | Ref |
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Byron White | Hertford | United States | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1962-1993) | ||
David Souter | Magdalen | United States | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1990-2009) | ||
John Marshall Harlan II | Balliol | United States | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1955-1971) | ||
Elena Kagan | Worcester | United States | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2010-) | ||
Stephen Breyer | Magdalen | United States | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1994-) | ||
Cavinder Bull | Trinity | 1989–92 | Singapore | Senior Counsel | |
Michael Hwang | Singapore | Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore and Chief Justice of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts | [38] | ||
John Doyle | Australia | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1995– | |||
Kenneth Hayne | Exeter | Australia | Justice of the High Court of Australia 1997– | ||
Dyson Heydon | University | Australia | Justice of the High Court of Australia 2003– | ||
David Malcolm | Australia | Chief Justice of Western Australia 1988–2006 | |||
Patrick Keane | Magdalen | 1970s | Australia | Vinerian Scholar; Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland 2005– | |
Sir John Young | Brasenose | Australia | Chief Justice of Victoria 1974–1991 | ||
Joel Bakan | Canada | author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004) | |||
Jean Beetz | Canada | Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1974–88 | |||
Thomas Cromwell | Exeter | Canada | Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 2009- | ||
Peter Blaikie | Canada | co–founder Heenan Blaikie (1973), President & Chief Operating Officer Unican Security Systems 1993–98 | |||
Julien Chouinard | Canada | Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1979–87 | |||
Yves Fortier | Canada | Permanent Court of Arbitration 1984–9, Ambassador UN 1988–92, Pres London Court of International Arbitration 1998–2001 | |||
Wilbur Jackett | Canada | Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada 1971–79 | |||
Gérard La Forest | St John's | Canada | Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1985–97 | ||
Sherwood Lett | Canada | Chief Justice Supreme Court of British Columbia 1955–64 | |||
Ronald Martland | Hertford | Canada | Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1958–82 | ||
Henry G. Nolan | Canada | Prosecutor International Military Tribunal for the Far East 1946–8, Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1956–7 | |||
Roland Ritchie | Canada | Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1959–84 | |||
Patrick Yu | Merton | Hong Kong | Advocate, declined appointment to Supreme Court of Hong Kong 1971, 1974, 1979 | ||
Sir Lawrence H. Jenkins | University | British India | Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay 1899–1908; Wrote the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. | ||
Sir Basil Scott | Balliol | British India | Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay 1908–1919; Advocate General, Bombay 1903 | ||
Sir Norman Cranstoun Macleod | British India | Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay 1919 | |||
M.C. Chagla | Lincoln | 1919–22 | India | Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay, 1948–1958; Ad Hoc Judge, ICJ 1957–59; Indian High Commissioner in UK, 1962–63; Education Minister, Govt. of India, 1963–66; Minister of External Affairs, Govt. of India, 1966–67. | |
N.D. Krishna Rao | Brasenose | India | Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, 1966 | ||
Sujata Manohar | Lady Margaret Hall | India | Justice of the Supreme Court of India 1994–99 | ||
Sajjad Zaheer | India | ||||
Kailas Nath Wanchoo | Wadham | India | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India 1967–68 | ||
A N Ray | Oriel | India | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India 1973–1977 | ||
Ruma Pal | India | Judge,Supreme Court of India 2000–06 | |||
M.A. Ansari | Wadham | India | Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh (1946–1959), Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala (1960–61) | ||
Edwin Cameron | Keble and All Souls | South Africa | High Court Judge 95–, Acting Justice Constitutional Court 99–00, Judge of Appeal Supreme Court 00– | ||
Guido Calabresi | Magdalen | United States | Sterling Professor Emeritus Yale Law School, Judge US Court of Appeals 1994– | ||
Clifford Durr | United States | attorney who represented Rosa Parks | |||
William A. Fletcher | Merton | United States | Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1998– | ||
David Frederick | 1987 | United States | Successful Appellate Attorney who has argued 21 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court | ||
Frank E. Holman | United States | President of the American Bar Association 1948 | |||
David E. Kendall | Worcester | United States | Criminal defense lawyer, sometime Associate Counsel NAACP Legal Defense Fund | ||
Robert Luskin | University | United States | Former US Dept of Justice lawyer, Karl Rove's attorney |
Academia
See List of University of Oxford people in academic disciplines
The list of noted legal scholars includes H. L. A. Hart,[39] Ronald Dworkin,[39] A. V. Dicey, William Blackstone, John Gardner, Timothy Endicott, Peter Birks, John Finnis, Andrew Ashworth, Joseph Raz, Leslie Green, Tony Honoré, Neil MacCormick, Hugh Collins.
See also
- A select list of former Rhodes Scholars
- List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
- List of Current Heads of Oxford University Colleges, Societies, and Halls
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