John Brightman, Baron Brightman

John Anson Brightman, Baron Brightman, of Ibthorpe in the County of Hampshire PC ( born June 20, 1911 † 6 February 2006) was a British lawyer who most recently as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life Peer also a member of the House of Lords was.

Life

After attending Marlborough College graduated Brightman, whose father was a solicitor, a Law studies at St John's College, University of Cambridge and received in 1932 the lawyer is admitted to the Bar Association ( Inns of Court ) from Lincoln 's Inn, after which it work as a Barrister recorded. At the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 he was a sailor in the merchant marine and then served 1940-1946 in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve ( RNVR ). Most recently, he was there promoted to lieutenant commander in 1944 and was until 1946 Deputy Naval Attaché in Turkey.

He then resumed his work as a lawyer again and acted beyond 1955-1960 as a member of the General Council of the Bar. Brightman, who was Attorney-General in 1961 (Queen 's Counsel ) and 1966 so-called " Bencher " the Law Society of Lincoln 's Inn, was 1966-1970 again a member of the General Council of the Bar. During this time, he was from 1969 to 1970 and Attorney General ( Attorney General ) of the Duchy of Lancaster and Serjeant of the County Palatine of Lancashire.

In 1970 he became a judge in the Chamber for Economic Affairs ( Chancery Division ) to the Commissioner for England and Wales High Court of Justice, and held this office of judge until 1979. At the same time he was defeated in 1970 Knight Bachelor and led since then the additional name "Sir". During this time he served 1971-1974 as Judges of national industrial relations.

After completion of the judges work at High Court of Justice in 1979 his appeal to the judge ( Lord Justice of Appeal ) at the Court of Appeal, which is responsible for England and Wales Court of Appeal, where he worked until 1982. In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Councillor in 1979 also.

Last Bridge was appointed by Letters Patent dated 11 March 1982, through the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer with the title Baron Brightman, of Ibthorpe in the County of Hampshire member of the House of Lords to the nobility and worked until 1986 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary).