List of University of Oxford people in the law explained

This is a list of University of Oxford people in the Law. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the University, and others held fellowships at a college.

This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford  - for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.

Oxford has produced a large number of distinguished jurists, judges and lawyers around the world. This list includes twelve Lord Chancellors, ten Lord Chief Justices, nine UK Supreme Court Justices and twenty-two law lords; four associate justices of the US Supreme Court as well as six puisne justices of the Supreme Court of Canada and a chief justice of the now defunct Federal Court of Canada. The current Lord Chief Justice (the most senior judge in England and Wales), Lord Burnett, was educated at Oxford.

European Court of Human Rights

Name	College	Years at Oxford	Notes	Ref
	Brasenose		High Court Judge 1998-, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights 1998-, Section President ECHR 1998-, Vice-President ECHR 2007-	^[1]
			Judge of the European Court of Human Rights 2012-16f, first President of European Union Civil Service Tribunal (2005–2011)

Lord Chancellors and Lord Chief Justices

Name	College	Years at Oxford	Notes	Ref
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden	Corpus Christi	1781–1784	Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1818–32	^[2]
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, 1st Baron Apsley	Balliol	1730–	Lord Chancellor 1771–78	^[3]
Ian Burnett, Baron Burnett of Maldon	Pembroke		Lord Chief Justice 2017-
- valign="top"	Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury	Wadham	1814–1819	Lord Chancellor 1861–65	^[4]
Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill	Balliol	1954–	Master of the Rolls 1992–1996, Lord Chief Justice 1996–2000, Senior Law Lord 2000–2008	^[5]
Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster	Christ Church	1879–1882	Solicitor General 1913–15, Lord Chancellor 1915–16	^[6]
John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge	Balliol	1838–1843	Fellow of Exeter College 1843–1846, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1873–80, Lord Chief Justice 1880–94	^[7]
John Fortescue	Exeter		Lord Chief Justice 1442–61	-->
Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner	Magdalen	–1923	Lord Chancellor 1964–70	^[8]
David Gauke	St Edmund Hall	1990-1993	Lord Chancellor 2018-
- valign="top"	Hardinge Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury	Merton	1842–1845	Lord Chancellor 1885–86, 1886–92, & 1895–1905	^[9]
Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard	Trinity	–1898	Lord Chief Justice 1946–1958	^[10]
Matthew Hale	Magdalen Hall	1626–1629	Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1660–71, Lord Chief Justice 1671–76	^[11]
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone	Christ Church	1927–1931	Prize Fellow of All Souls 1931, Lord Chancellor 1970–74 and 1979–87	^[12]
John Holt	Oriel	1658–	Lord Chief Justice 1689–1710	^[13]
William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt	New College	1903–1906	Solicitor General 1940–42, Lord Chancellor 1945–51	^[14]
Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne	Magdalen	–1926	Lord Chancellor 1962–1964	^[15]
Thomas More	Oriel or Canterbury	1492-1494	Lord Chancellor 1529-1532	^[16]
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield	Christ Church	1723–1727	Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1756–88	^[17]
John Popham	Balliol	<	-- ODNB says that he is said to have attended Balliol, but gives no dates (did not take a degree) -->	Speaker of the House of Commons 1580–83, Lord Chief Justice 1592–1607	^[18]
Robert Reid, 1st Earl Loreburn	Balliol	–1868	Lord Chancellor 1907–1912	^[19]
John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey	Jesus	–1891	Lord Chancellor 1929–1935	^[20]
William Scroggs	Pembroke <	-- previously listed as Oriel and Pembroke, but his Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry says "He was not the William Scroggs born in Deddington, Oxfordshire, recorded at Oriel College, Oxford"-->	1639–1649	Lord Chief Justice 1678–81	^[21]
Gavin Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds	New College	1900–1904	Lord Chancellor 1951–1954	^[22]
Thomas Wolsey	Magdalen College		Lord Chancellor 1515–1529	^[23]

Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Name	College	Years at Oxford	Notes	Ref
David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury	Christ Church	1966-1970, BA (Chemistry) ^[24]	President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2012-2017); Master of the Rolls (2009–2012); Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2007–2009); Lord Justice of Appeal (2004–2007); Justice of the High Court, CD (1996–2004)	^[25]
Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance	University	1961-1964, BA (Law) ^[26]	Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009-); Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2005–2009); Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2005); Justice of the High Court, QBD (1993–1999)
Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth	Worcester		Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2011-); Lord Justice of Appeal (2005–2011); Justice of the High Court, FD (1993–2005)
Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption	Magdalen	1967-1970, BA (Medieval History)^[27]	Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2012-); Deputy High Court Judge, Judge Jersey & Guernsey Court of Appeal
Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir		1978, DPhil (Law)^[28]	Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2012-); Senator of the College of Justice: Inner House (2008–2012), Outer House (1998–2008)
Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry	New and Balliol	1970-1972, DPhil (Law)^[29]	Lord President of the Court of Session 1996 - 2001; appointed a Law Lord in 2001, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–11)	^[30]
Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate	Brasenose College		Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–12)	^[31]
Michael Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne	Magdalen		Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2017-)
Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood	Worcester College		Appointed a Law Lord in 2004, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–12)	^[32]
Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth	Brasenose College, Oxford		Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2021-); Lady Justice of Appeal (2019–2021); Justice of the High Court, Chancery Division (2013–2019)	^[33]
Andrew Burrows, Lord Burrows	Brasenose College		Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2020–); Deputy High Court judge (England and Wales) (part-time), Commercial Division (2007-2020); Recorder, Crown Court South-Eastern Circuit (approx. 2000-2017)

Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lords)

Name	College	Years at Oxford	Notes	Ref
	Balliol	- 1913	Elected Fellow of Magdalen College in 1913; appointed a Law Lord in 1951	^[34]
	Magdalen	1884 -	appointed a Law Lord in 1928	^[35]
	Balliol	1853 - 1857	Elected Fellow (whilst still an undergraduate) in 1857; appointed a Law Lord in 1893	^[36]
	Magdalen		Appointed a Law Lord in 1991
	University	1852 - 1856	Fellow of University College 1856 - 1864; appointed a Law Lord in 1894	^[37]
	Exeter		Appointed a Law Lord in 1966
	Magdalen	1916 - 1920 (Mathematics), 1921 - 1922 (Law)	Degree interrupted by war service 1917 - 1919. Appointed a Law Lord in 1957; Master of the Rolls 1962 - 1982	^[38]
	University		Appointed a Law Lord in 1968	^[39]
	New College		High Steward of Oxford University
	The Queen's		Stowell Fellow, University College
	Balliol
	New College	- 1903	Appointed a Law Lord in 1947	^[40]
	Wadham		Appointed a Law Lord in 1994
	Oriel	1902 - 1906	Lord President of the Court of Session 1935 - 1947; appointed a Law Lord in 1947.	^[41]
	New College and All Souls	1919 - 1921 (New), 1922 - 1937 (Fellow of All Souls)	Appointed a Law Lord (direct from the bar) in 1949	^[42]
	Exeter College	1930 - 1932	Appointed a Law Lord in 1980	^[43]
	Brasenose		Appointed a Law Lord in 1977
Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow	Magdalen and All Souls	1907 - 1911 (Magdalen), 1912 - (Fellow of All Souls)	First chemistry graduate to be elected a Fellow of All Souls. Solicitor General 1933 - 1936, Attorney General 1936 - 1945, appointed a Law Lord in 1954	^[44]
	University		Appointed a Law Lord in 2005
	New College and All Souls	- 1930 (New), 1932 - 2003 (All Souls)	Appointed a Law Lord in 1964 (direct from High Court). High Steward of Oxford University 1967 - 1990	^[45] ^[46]

Other judges and lawyers: United Kingdom

Name	College	Years at Oxford	Notes	Ref
	The Queen's		MP 1951 - 60, County Court Judge 1960 - 75, Circuit Judge 1971 - 75
	Regent's Park		Deputy High Court Judge, Chair Isle of Man Legal Services Commission
	Balliol		Dep High Court Judge 2003 -, Chairman of Finsmat 2001 -, of Combar 2003 - 05
	Magdalen		Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606 - 14, Master of the Rolls 1614 - 36
	Pembroke		Senator of the College of Justice 1992 -
	Corpus Christi		Senator of the College of Justice 1987 -
	Corpus Christi		Lord Advocate 1984 - 89
	Balliol		barrister 1953, QC 1971, sometime head of chambers New Court
	Balliol and Exeter		Lord Justice of Appeal 1897 - 99
	Merton		MP 1959 - 64, Circuit Judge 1983 - 98
	Balliol		Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1625 - 40
	Balliol and The Queen's		Barrister 1865, QC 1885, MP 1884 - 85 & 1886 - 92
Sir Norris Foster, CBE			Barrister, Warwickshire County Appeal Tribunal, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Birmingham Local War Pensions Committee, and the central Committee of the War Pensions and Citizens Committee d. 1925
Sir Michael Fox	Magdalen		Lord Justice of Appeal 1981–1992
	Worcester		Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session 2005 -
	Magdalen and Pembroke		Senior Partner Slaughter and May 1993 - 2001
	Jesus		Royalist, Principal Jesus College, Oxford 1661 - 73, Secretary of State 1680 - 84
	Exeter		Lord Justice of Appeal 1999 -
Sir Brian Leveson	Merton		current President of the Queen's Bench Division
	Balliol		author of Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
	Jesus		MP 1970 - 79, Lord Advocate 1974 - 79, Senator of the College of Justice 1979 -
Ann Olivarius	Somerville		Chair, McAllister Olivarius, plaintiff in Alexander v. Yale, expert in discrimination, Title IX, revenge porn, sexual harassment law
William Osgoode	Christ Church		first Chief Justice of Upper Canada 1792 - 1794, Chief Justice of Lower Canada 1794 - 1801
	St John's		High Court Judge 1997 - 2005, Presiding Judge for Wales 2000 - 2003, Lord Justice of Appeal 2005 -
	New College		Lord Justice of Appeal 2000 -
	University		QC, Recorder, Master of the Bench, head of chambers, visiting professor
	Christ Church		barrister 1955, QC 1972, expert in planning law
	Balliol		Lord Justice of Appeal 1996 -
	Lincoln		co - founder of Mesna 1946, barrister 1949, sometime Alderman London County Council
	St John's		Justice of the King's Bench 1624 - 32
	Society of Oxford Home-Students	1896 - 1902 (student), 1920 - 1945 (lecturer)	First female barrister in England (1921), first female Doctor of Civil Law (1923)	^[47]
	St Edmund Hall		MP 1964 - 74, Ld Advocate 1970 - 74, Sen Coll of Justice 1974 - 90, Justice of Appeal Botswana 1994 - 96

Judges and lawyers: other countries

Name	College	Years at Oxford	Country	Notes	Ref
Byron White			United States	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1962-1993)	^[48]
David Souter			United States	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1990-2009)
John Marshall Harlan II	Balliol		United States	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1955-1971)
Elena Kagan	Worcester		United States	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2010-)	^[49]
Stephen Breyer	Magdalen		United States	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1994-)
Neil Gorsuch	University	1992-93, 2004	United States	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2017-)
	Trinity	1989–92	Singapore	Senior counsel
			Australia	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1995 -
			Australia	Justice of the High Court of Australia
	Exeter		Australia	Justice of the High Court of Australia 1997 -	^[50]
	University		Australia	Justice of the High Court of Australia 2003 -
			Singapore	Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore and Chief Justice of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts	^[51]
Lee Eng Beng			Singapore	Senior Counsel
	Exeter		Hong Kong	Justice of appeal, Court of Appeal of Hong Kong 2012-;
- valign="top"		University		Hong Kong	Permanent judge, Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong 1997–2000;
- valign="top"
- valign="top"		Merton		Hong Kong	Permanent judge, Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong 1997–2000;
- valign="top"				Australia	Chief Justice of Western Australia 1988 - 2006
			Australia	Justice of the High Court of Australia
	Magdalen	1970s	Australia	Vinerian Scholar; Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland 2005 -	<	--	- valign="top"	Sir John Young	Brasenose		Australia	Chief Justice of Victoria 1974–1991	-->
			Canada	author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004)
			Canada	Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1974–88
	Exeter		Canada	Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 2009-
			Canada	co - founder Heenan Blaikie (1973), President & Chief Operating Officer Unican Security Systems 1993 - 98
			New Zealand	Supreme Court of New Zealand
			Canada	Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1979–87
			Canada	Permanent Court of Arbitration 1984 - 9, Ambassador UN 1988 - 92, Pres London Court of International Arbitration 1998 - 2001
			New Zealand	Supreme Court of New Zealand
			Canada	Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada 1971 - 79
	St John's		Canada	Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1985–97
			Canada	Chief Justice Supreme Court of British Columbia 1955 - 64
Jeremy Lack	Hertford	1984-1989	Switzerland	International Mediator	^[52]
Margaret Chew	Brasenose	1985-1988	Singapore	Professor of Law, National University of Singapore	^[53]
Howard Rosen	Exeter	1976-1980	Switzerland	Founder of Swiss Friends of Oxford University	^[54]
	Hertford		Canada	Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1958 - 82
			Canada	Prosecutor International Military Tribunal for the Far East 1946 - 8, Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1956 - 7
			Canada	Puisne Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1959 - 84
	Merton		Hong Kong	Advocate, declined appointment to Supreme Court of Hong Kong 1971, 1974, 1979	<	-- NO CITATIONS	- valign="top"		University		British India	Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay 1899–1908; Wrote the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
	Balliol		British India	Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay 1908–1919; Advocate General, Bombay 1903
			British India	Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay 1919	-->
	Lincoln	1919–22	India	Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay, 1948–1958; Ad Hoc Judge, ICJ 1957–59; Indian High Commissioner in UK, 1962–63; Education Minister, Govt. of India, 1963–66; Minister of External Affairs, Govt. of India, 1966–67.	<	--	- valign="top"		Brasenose		India	Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, 1966	-->
	Lady Margaret Hall		India	Justice of the Supreme Court of India 1994 - 99
Sajjad Zaheer			India
	Wadham		India	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India 1967–68
	Oriel		India	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India 1973–1977
			India	Judge,Supreme Court of India 2000–06	<	--	- valign="top"		Wadham		India	Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh (1946–1959), Chief Justice, High Court of Kerala (1960–61)	-->
	Somerville		India	first woman to study law at Oxford, first female advocate in India, first woman to practice law in India and Britain
	Keble and All Souls		South Africa	High Court Judge 95 -, Acting Justice Constitutional Court 99 - 00, Judge of Appeal Supreme Court 00 -
	Magdalen		United States	Sterling Professor Emeritus Yale Law School, Judge US Court of Appeals 1994 -
			United States	attorney who represented Rosa Parks
	Merton		United States	Circuit judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1998 -
		1987	United States	Successful appellate attorney who has argued 21 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court
			United States	President of the American Bar Association 1948
	University of Oxford		United States	US NAVY, Dept of Justice/FBI
	Worcester		United States	Criminal defense lawyer, sometime associate counsel NAACP Legal Defense Fund
	University		United States	Former US Dept of Justice lawyer, Karl Rove's attorney

Academia

See List of University of Oxford people in academic disciplines

The list of noted legal scholars includes H. L. A. Hart,^[55] Ronald Dworkin,^[55] A. V. Dicey, William Blackstone, John Gardner, Timothy Endicott, Peter Birks, John Finnis, Andrew Ashworth, Joseph Raz, Jeremy Waldron, Leslie Green, Tony Honoré, Neil MacCormick, Hugh Collins, John Eekelaar, Robert Stevens, Paul Craig, Ben McFarlane.

Other distinguished practitioners who have attended Oxford include Lord Pannick QC,^[56] Geoffrey Robertson QC, Amal Clooney,^[57] Lord Faulks QC, Dinah Rose QC, Ben Emmerson QC.

See also

• A select list of former Rhodes Scholars
• List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
• List of Current Heads of Oxford University Colleges, Societies, and Halls

External links

• British Society for the History of Mathematics: Oxford individuals
• Famous Oxford Alumni
• Short Alumni List Published by Oxford

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