Mark Romer, Baron Romer

Mark Lemon Romer, Baron Romer, of New Romney in the County of Kent PC KC ( * August 9, 1866; † August 19, 1944 ) was a British lawyer who most recently as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 Life peer and member of the House of Lords was.

Life

Lawyer and judge

Romer was the son of a barrister and later judge of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal Robert Romer and Betty Lemon, a daughter of the founding editor of the magazine Punch, Mark Lemon. He also completed post-school study of Law and received his legal approval in 1890 of the Bar Association ( Inns of Court ) from Lincoln 's Inn. For his services he was a lawyer in 1906, first to the Attorney-General (King 's Counsel ) and in 1910 also known as " Bencher " the Law Society of Lincoln 's Inn. In addition to his legal practice in 1914, he was legal adviser to the Royal College of Physicians, and in 1915 the University of Cambridge.

1922 Romer was like his father from 1890 to 1899 Judge of 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 1929. At the same time he was in 1922 defeated a Knight Bachelor and led since then the suffix " Sir ". Upon completion of this activity took place in 1929 judge 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 1938. In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Councillor in 1938.

Lord Justice, House of Lords member and family relations

Last Romer was appointed in 1876 as a life peer with the title Baron Romer, of New Romney in the County of Kent, a member of the House of Lords to the peerage by letters patent dated January 5, 1938 due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act and worked until his resignation on April 6, 1944 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary).

From its closed on July 12, 1893 marriage to Anne Wilmot Ritchie, a daughter of the politician Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee, among other things, President of the Board of Trade and later Minister of the Interior ( Home Secretary ) and Chancellor of the Exchequer was, walked two sons forth, including Charles Robert Romer, who also was Lord Justice of Appeal, 1951-1960.

His brother in law was later Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and Lord Chancellor Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham, who was married to his sister Helen Mary Romer. In addition, he was also related to Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, another Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, who was married to his sister Mary Emily Ritchie, another daughter of Charles Thomson Ritchie.