Background
Townend, James Barrie Stanley was born on February 21, 1938 in Deal, Kent, England. Son of Frederick Stanley and Marjorie Elizabeth (Arnold) Townend.
Townend, James Barrie Stanley was born on February 21, 1938 in Deal, Kent, England. Son of Frederick Stanley and Marjorie Elizabeth (Arnold) Townend.
Master of Arts with honours, University of Oxford, 1960.
Recorder Crown Court, since 1979. Bencher Middle Temple, since 1986. Assistant boundary commissioner Parliament of the United Kingdom, since 2000.
Head of chambers, King's Bench Walk, Temple, 1982-1999. Member Bar Council, 1984-1988. Chairman Family Law Bar Association, 1986-1988.
Member Kingston and Esher DHA, 1983-1986. Lieutenant Royal Artillery, 1955-1957.
Married Airelle Claire Nies, June 20, 1970. 1 child, Pascale Jehanne Lucie.