Denys Buckley

Sir Denys Burton Buckley, MBE (6 February 1906 – 13 September 1998) was an English barrister and judge, rising to become a Lord Justice of Appeal.[3]

The Right Honourable

Sir Denys Buckley

MBE
High Court Judge
In office
1960–1970
MonarchElizabeth II
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
8 June 1970 – 6 February 1981
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born6 February 1906
Kensington, London, England[1]
Died13 September 1998
Wandsworth, London, England[2]
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Gwendolen Jane Armstrong-Jones
RelationsHenry Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury (father)
Children3
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister

Personal life

Denys Burton Buckley was born in Kensington, the son of Henry Burton Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury and Bertha Margaretta Jones. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. He married Gwendolen Jane Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones and aunt of the Earl of Snowdon, on 23 July 1932. They had three daughters.[3]

During World War II, he served as a Major in the RAOC and GSO Directorate, Signals War Office, in respect of which he was awarded the US Medal of Freedom.[3]

Career

He was called as a barrister Lincoln's Inn and was appointed as a Bencher in 1949,[4] his arms were placed in the Hall in 1960,[5] and he served as Treasurer in 1969. He was appointed as a High Court Judge in 1960 in the Chancery Division, and received the customary knighthood. From 1962 to 1970 he served in the Restrictive Practices Court, and was appointed President in 1968. In 1970 he was elevated to the Court of Appeal and was appointed a Privy Counsellor. He served as a member of the Law Reform Committee from 1963 to 1973.[3]

Notable cases

Death

He died on 13 September 1998, aged 92.[3]

References
  1. 1911 England Census
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 4247. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  4. Baker QC, P.V. (2001). Black Books Vol 6 1914-1965. London: Lincoln's Inn. p. 543. ISBN 0-9540619-0-X.
  5. Baker QC, P.V. (2001). Black Books Vol 6 1914-1965. London: Lincoln's Inn. p. 648. ISBN 0-9540619-0-X.
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