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Justice of Chester, the Glossary

The Justice of Chester was the chief judicial authority for the county palatine of Chester, from the establishment of the county until the abolition of the Great Sessions in Wales and the palatine judicature in 1830.^[1]

89 relations: Barrister, Charles Warren (MP), Cheshire, Chester, County palatine, Court of Common Pleas (England), Court of Great Sessions in Wales, Court of King's Bench (England), Daines Barrington, Denbighshire, Earl of Chester, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Edward Bearcroft, Edward Herbert (judge), Edward Jeffreys, Elizabeth I, Flintshire, George Bromley (politician), George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, George Johnson (MP for Devizes), Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Talbot, Henry Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Henry VIII, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, James Adair (serjeant-at-law), James Mansfield, James Whitelocke, John Bradshaw (judge), John Bridgeman (judge), John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, John Leach (judge), John Lestrange, John Morton (MP), John Pollard (speaker), John Skynner, John Talbot (judge), John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, John Throckmorton (died 1580), John Trenchard (politician), John Verney (judge), John Willes (judge), Joseph Jekyll, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, Marmaduke Lloyd, Matthew Skinner, Montgomeryshire, Nicholas Hare, Parliament of the United Kingdom, ... Expand index (39 more) »
Judiciary of England and Wales

Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Charles Warren (MP)

Charles Warren (19 March 1764 – 12 August 1829) was an English barrister and politician, judge and amateur cricketer.

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Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Chester

Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.

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County palatine

In England, Wales and Ireland a county palatine or palatinate was an area ruled by a hereditary nobleman enjoying special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom.

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Court of Common Pleas (England)

The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king.

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Court of Great Sessions in Wales

The Court of Great Sessions in Wales was the main court for the prosecution of felonies and serious misdemeanours in Wales between the Laws in Wales Act 1542 and the court's abolition in 1830.

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Court of King's Bench (England)

The Court of King's Bench, formally known as The Court of the King Before the King Himself, was a court of common law in the English legal system.

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Daines Barrington

Daines Barrington, FRS, FSA (1727/2814 March 1800) was an English lawyer, antiquary and naturalist.

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Denbighshire

Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych) is a county in the north-east of Wales.

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Earl of Chester

The Earldom of Chester was one of the most powerful earldoms in medieval England, extending principally over the counties of Cheshire and Flintshire.

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Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

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Edward Bearcroft

Edward Bearcroft, KC (30 April 1737 – 20 November 1796) was an English barrister, judge, and politician.

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Edward Herbert (judge)

Sir Edward Herbert (c. 1648 – November 1698), titular Earl of Portland, was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench during the reign of James II.

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Edward Jeffreys

Edward Winnington or Jeffreys (8 October 1669 – 20 July 1725), of Ham Castle, Droitwich, was an English lawyer, judge and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1725.

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Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.

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Flintshire

Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is a county in the north-east of Wales.

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George Bromley (politician)

George Bromley (ca. 1526–1589) was an English lawyer, landowner, politician and judge of the Mid-Tudor and Elizabethan period, a member of an important Shropshire legal and landed gentry dynasty.

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George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (15 May 1645 – 18 April 1689), also known as "the Hanging Judge", was a Welsh judge.

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George Johnson (MP for Devizes)

George Johnson (1626–1683), of Bowden Park, Lacock, Wiltshire, was an English politician.

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Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Talbot

Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Talbot, 8th Baron Strange of Blackmere, KG (1383 – 19 October 1418) of Blakemere, Whitchurch, Shropshire, was an English Knight of the Garter.

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Henry Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby

Henry Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers (c.1303-15 Sep 1343) was the son of William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby and his wife Ellen.

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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 134120 February 1408) was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England.

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Henry VIII

Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier and literary patron.

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James Adair (serjeant-at-law)

James Adair, KS (1743 – 21 July 1798) was an Irish-born judge, serjeant-at-law, and Member of Parliament, who spent his career based in London.

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James Mansfield

Sir James Mansfield, (originally Manfield; 10 May 1734 – 23 November 1821) was a British lawyer, judge and politician.

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James Whitelocke

Sir James Whitelocke SL (28 November 1570 – 22 June 1632) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1622.

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John Bradshaw (judge)

John Bradshaw (12 July 1602–31 October 1659) was an English jurist.

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John Bridgeman (judge)

Sir John Bridgeman, SL (1568/69 – 5 February 1638) was a barrister of the Inner Temple, serjeant-at-law and local magnate in the West of England during the early 17th century.

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John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst

John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, (21 May 1772 – 12 October 1863) was a British lawyer and politician.

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John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (1352 – 16 January 1400), KG, of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377–1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal.

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John Leach (judge)

Sir John Leach (28 August 1760 – 14 September 1834) was an English judge, and Master of the Rolls.

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John Lestrange

John III Lestrange (died 1269), of Knockin in Shropshire, landowner, administrator and soldier, was a marcher lord defending England along its border with Wales.

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John Morton (MP)

John Morton (c. 1716 – 25 July 1780) was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1747 and 1780.

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John Pollard (speaker)

Sir John Pollard (died August 1557) was a Speaker of the House of Commons.

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John Skynner

Sir John Skynner, PC (1724 – 26 November 1805) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1771 to 1777.

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John Talbot (judge)

John Talbot (c. 1712 – 23 September 1756) was a British judge and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1756.

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John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

John Talbot was the 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG (12 December 1413 – 10 July 1460) was an English nobleman and soldier and the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, 10th Baron Strange of Blackmere, and Maud Neville, 6th Baroness Furnivall.

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John Throckmorton (died 1580)

Sir John Throckmorton (by 152422 May 1580) was a lawyer and member of the English Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary I. He was also a witness to Queen Mary's will.

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John Trenchard (politician)

Sir John Trenchard (30 March 1649 – 27 April 1695) was an English politician and landowner.

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John Verney (judge)

Sir John Verney, (23 October 16995 August 1741) of Compton Verney, Warwickshire, was a British barrister, judge and Tory and then Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from between 1722 and 1741.

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John Willes (judge)

Sir John Willes (29 November 168515 December 1761) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1737.

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Joseph Jekyll

Sir Joseph Jekyll (166319 August 1738), of Westminster, was a British barrister, judge and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons for 40 years from 1697 to 1738.

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Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, (5 October 1732 – 4 April 1802), was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice.

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Marmaduke Lloyd

Sir Marmaduke Lloyd (1585–c.1651) was a Welsh lawyer and landowner, as well as a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War.

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Matthew Skinner

Matthew Skinner (22 October 1689 – 21 October 1749) was an English serjeant-at-law, judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1738.

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Montgomeryshire

Until 1974, Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town") was an administrative county in mid Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.

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Nicholas Hare

Sir Nicholas Hare of Bruisyard, Suffolk (c. 1484 – 31 October 1557) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1539 and 1540.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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Patronage

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another.

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Peter Warburton (1588–1666)

Peter Warburton (1588–1666) was an English barrister and judge.

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Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru,; Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the English, and later British, throne.

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Puisne judge

Puisne judge and puisne justice are terms for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court.

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Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton

Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (c. 1240 – 5 April 1308) was an English nobleman after whom one of the four Inns of Court is named.

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Richard III of England

Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485.

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Richard Lewknor (1542–1616)

Sir Richard Lewknor (bapt. 14 March 1541 – 6 April 1616) of Downeley, West Dean, Sussex, was an English politician.

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Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley

Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley (20 May 1744 – 19 March 1804) was a British barrister and Whig politician, who served as the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

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Richard Potenger

Richard Potenger, of Reading and Compton, Berkshire, (c.1690–1739) was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1739.

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Richard Richards (judge)

Sir Richard Richards (5 November 1752 – 11 November 1823) was a Welsh politician and judge.

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Robert Dallas

Sir Robert Dallas, PC, SL KC (16 October 1756 – 25 December 1824) was an English judge, of a Scottish family.

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Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford

Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, KG (16 January 1362 – 22 November 1392) was a favourite and court companion of King Richard II of England.

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Robert Holland, 1st Baron Holand

Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand (1283 – October 1328) was an English nobleman, born in Lancashire.

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Robert Townshend (judge)

Sir Robert Townshend (died 8 February 1555/56) of Ludlow, Shropshire was a judge who held a number of positions, including Chief Justice of the Marches of Wales and Chester.

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Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet

Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet (17 March 1746 – 5 June 1800) was an English judge.

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Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet

Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL (1598 – 5 May 1670) was an English lawyer and politician.

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Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet

Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet KS (c. 1614 – 26 May 1697) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.

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Spencer Cowper

Spencer Cowper (23 February 1670 – 10 December 1728) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1727.

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Taylor White

Taylor White (21 December 1701 – 27 March 1772) was a British jurist, naturalist, and art collector.

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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter

Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (c. January 137731 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England.

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Thomas Chamberlayne (judge)

Sir Thomas Chamberlayne, SL (died 27 September 1625) was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of Chester during the reign of James I of England.

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Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk

Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, KG (22 March 136622 September 1399) was an English peer.

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Thomas Englefield

Sir Thomas Englefield (also known as InglefieldDictionary of National Biography, Englefield, Sir Thomas (1455–1514)) (c. 1455 – 3 April 1514) was Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Thomas Fell

Thomas Fell (1598 – 8 October 1658), was a lawyer, member of parliament and vice-chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.

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Thomas Jervis (judge)

Thomas Jervis (1770–1838) was an English judge, the last Puisne Justice of Chester until the abolition of the office in 1830.

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Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester

Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester (7 January 13558 or 9 September 1397) was the fifth surviving son and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley

Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley, titular King of Mann, KG (c. 1405 – 11 or 20 February 1459), of Lathom and Knowsley, Lancashire, was a Privy Councillor, Comptroller of the Royal Household, Lieutenant-Governor of Ireland (1431–36), Chief Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, Knight of the Shire for Lancashire, Constable & Justice of Chester, Chamberlain of North Wales, Lord Chamberlain (1455), and from 15 January 1456 was summoned by Writ to Parliament as Lord Stanley.

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG (1435 – 29 July 1504) was an English nobleman.

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Timothy Turner

Sir Timothy Turner SL JP (11 July 1585 – January 1677) was an English judge.

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Vicary Gibbs (judge)

Sir Vicary Gibbs, (27 October 1751 – 8 February 1820) was an English judge and politician.

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Welsh Marches

The Welsh Marches (Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom.

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William Best, 1st Baron Wynford

William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, PC (13 December 1767 – 3 March 1845), was a British politician and judge.

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William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon

William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (c.1304 – 31 October 1354) and Lord High Admiral, was the younger son of John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton (d.1312/13) of Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire, and Ida de Odingsells, the granddaughter of Ida II Longespee.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_Chester

Also known as Chief Justice of Chester, Puisne Justice of Chester, Second Justice of Chester.

, Patronage, Peter Warburton (1588–1666), Prince of Wales, Puisne judge, Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton, Richard III of England, Richard Lewknor (1542–1616), Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley, Richard Potenger, Richard Richards (judge), Robert Dallas, Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, Robert Holland, 1st Baron Holand, Robert Townshend (judge), Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet, Spencer Cowper, Taylor White, Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Thomas Chamberlayne (judge), Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Englefield, Thomas Fell, Thomas Jervis (judge), Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley, Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, Timothy Turner, Vicary Gibbs (judge), Welsh Marches, William Best, 1st Baron Wynford, William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, William Garrow, William Grant (Master of the Rolls), William Jessop (died 1734), William Noel (1695–1762), William Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.

Justice of Chester, the Glossary

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Judiciary of England and Wales

References