| 词条 | Charles Romer |
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Sir Charles Robert Ritchie Romer, {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|sep=,|size=100}} (19 January 1897 – 15 February 1969) was a British judge who served as Lord Justice of Appeal between 1951 and 1960. Life and careerRomer was born into a judicial family: he was the son of Mark Romer, Baron Romer, a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and the grandson of Sir Robert Romer, a Lord Justice of Appeal. He was also related to Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham, the Lord Chancellor, and Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, a Lord Justice of Appeal.[1] Romer was educated at the Rugby School, and served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps during World War I, achieving the rank of Captain. He was wounded in action and twice mentioned in dispatches, and was appointed an OBE.[1] He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1921 and practiced at the Chancery bar, frequently appearing in front of the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.[1] He was made a King's Counsel in 1937. He was appointed as judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in 1944, receiving the customary knighthood. In 1951 he was promoted to the Court of Appeal, becoming a Lord Justice of Appeal, and was sworn of the Privy Council. He resigned from the bench in 1960. In retirement, he headed a committee appointed to inquire into security breaches related to the Portland Spy Ring.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=|title=Sir Charles Romer|last=|first=|date=17 February 1969|work=|newspaper=The Times|page=10|access-date=|via=}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Romer, Charles}} 12 : 1897 births|1969 deaths|People educated at Rugby School|King's Royal Rifle Corps officers|British Army personnel of World War I|Officers of the Order of the British Empire|Members of Lincoln's Inn|English Queen's Counsel|Chancery Division judges|Knights Bachelor|Lords Justices of Appeal|Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom |
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