Education
Born in Hartlepool, he was educated at Durham School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and from 1928 until 1933 played rugby 16 times for his country, captaining the side six times.
Born in Hartlepool, he was educated at Durham School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and from 1928 until 1933 played rugby 16 times for his country, captaining the side six times.
Among other cases, he presided at the 1965 trial of the Kray twins. In his earlier days, he was also an England rugby union international player
He was called to the bar in 1932. His professional career was interrupted by World World War II during which he served in the Royal Artillery and reached the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1945 for his war service and also received the Territorial Decoration
Embarking on a legal career, he was by 1951 the Recorder of Pontefract and then Judge of the Lord Mayor"s and City of London Court (later Common Serjeant).
By now Master of the Inner Temple he was promoted to be Senior Judge at The Old Bailey in 1964 and knighted in 1968. In 1966, he received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria.