John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest

John William Morris, Baron Morris of Borth -y- Gest, of Borth- y-Gest in the County of Caernarvonshire CH MC PC KC ( born September 11, 1896 † June 9, 1979 ) was a British lawyer who most recently as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate jurisdiction Act as a life peer was also a member of the House of Lords in 1876.

Life

Morris joined at the beginning of the First World War in 1914 to his military service in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was last promoted to captain. For his military services he was awarded the Military Cross after the war and began to study law at Harvard University and Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. He was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1919 and received in 1921 his legal approval to the Chamber of Lawyers ( Inns of Court ) of the Inner Temple. He then began working as a barrister and was appointed in 1925 for his lawyer's services to the Attorney-General (King 's Counsel ).

In 1938, as by then the youngest lawyer Appeals Judge ( Judge of Appeal ) at today's Superior Court of the Isle of Man (Isle of Man High Court ) and held this position until 1947. 1951 he was appointed a judge ( Lord Justice of Appeal ) at the Court of Appeal, which is responsible for England and Wales Court of Appeal, where he worked until 1960. In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Councillor 1951.

Last Morris was a Letters Patent of January 7, 1960 due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life Peer with the title Baron Morris of Borth -y- Gest, of Borth- y-Gest in the County of Caernarvonshire a member of the House of Lords appointed to the peerage and worked until his retirement on 10 January 1975 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary). 1975 Baron Morris was appointed to the full only 65 members of the Order of the Companions of Honour.