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John Leonard Knox

John Leonard Knox

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Sir John Leonard Knox (6 August 1925 – 28 May 2015) was a British High Court judge, sitting in the Chancery division.[1][2][3]

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He was appointed on 26 July 1985, and retired on 30 September 1996. Whilst sitting he was styled as Mr Justice Knox or Knox J.

Prior to his elevation to the bench, Sir John practised as a barrister from what is now termed Radcliffe Chambers.[4]

He was Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1984 to 1986.

Notable cases

Notable judicial decisions that Knox J was involved in included:

Offices

Preceded by Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster
1989 - 1991		 Succeeded by
Sir Donald Rattee

Arms

Coat of arms of John Leonard Knox
Motto
Moveo Et Proficior [5]

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    "John Leonard Knox". Companychecker.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Sir John Leonard Knox". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Sir John Knox". Peerage news. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. [4]
    "History of Radcliffe Chambers". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Ed33 Knox, J". Baz Manning. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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