Harold Danckwerts
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Sir Harold Otto Danckwerts (23 February 1888 - 12 June 1978) was a lawyer and judge in England
and Wales
.
Harold Danckwerts was appointed a Justice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 1 June 1949. A few days later he was knighted. He was promoted to be a Lord Justice of Appeal
in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
on 9 January 1961. Following that appointment, Danckwerts was made a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
. He retired from his judicial office on 2 June 1969.
He was the son of William Otto Adolph Julius Danckwerts
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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Harold Danckwerts was appointed a Justice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 1 June 1949. A few days later he was knighted. He was promoted to be a Lord Justice of Appeal
Lord Justice of Appeal
A Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:...
in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
on 9 January 1961. Following that appointment, Danckwerts was made a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
. He retired from his judicial office on 2 June 1969.
He was the son of William Otto Adolph Julius Danckwerts
William Otto Adolph Julius Danckwerts
William Otto Adolph Julius Danckwerts KC was a noted British lawyer.He was born Wilhelm Otto Adolf Julius in Heidelberg, Germany but emigrated to South Africa with his parents in 1857....
.
Reference
- The Judges of England 1272-1990, by Sir John Sainty (Selden Society, 1993)