Lord Robert Lionel Archibald Goff

Background

Goff, Lord Robert Lionel Archibald was born on November 12, 1926 in Alyth, Scotland. Son of Lionel Trevor and Isobel Jane (Denroche-Smith) Goff.

Education

Master of Arts, New College, Oxford University, 1950. Data Control Language, Oxford University, 1972. Doctor of Letters (honorary), City University, London, 1979.

Doctor of Letters (honorary), Buckingham University, 1990. Doctor of Laws, Reading University, 1990. Doctor of Laws, London University, 1991.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bristol (England) University, 1996.

Career

Lieutenant Scots Guards, 1945-1948. Fellow, tutor in law Lincoln College, Oxford University, 1951-1955. Barrister/queen's counsel Inner Temple, London, 1956-1975.

Judge High Court, 1975-1982, lord justice of appeal, 1982-1985, lord of appeal, 1986-1998, senior law lord, 1996-1998. Chairman Council Legal Education, London, 1975-1982, London University Court, 1986-1991. High steward Oxford University, since 1992.

Achievements

• Lord Robert Lionel Archibald Goff has been listed as a reputable lawyer, judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow British Acd. London, Chartered Institute Arbitrators (president 1986-1991), British Institute International and Comparative Law (chairman since 1986).

Connections

Married Myrtle Sarah Frances Cousins, July 12, 1953. Children: Katharine Isobel, Juliet Mary Constance Jackson, Robert Thomas Alexander.

Father:

Lionel Trevor Goff

Mother:

Isobel Jane (Denroche-Smith) Goff

Spouse:

Myrtle Sarah Frances Cousins

child:

Juliet Mary Constance Jackson Goff

child:

Katharine Isobel Goff

child:

Robert Thomas Alexander Goff