John Widgery, Baron Widgery

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John Widgery, Baron Widgery was a British judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and is best known for leading the controversial Widgery Tribunal into the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland.

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John Widgery, Baron Widgery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British judge
human
life peer
areaOfWork English law
criminal law
judicial administration
birthPlace Devon
England
Exeter
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
deathPlace Devon
England
Exeter
educatedAt Exeter School
Queen's College, Oxford
University of Oxford
familyName Widgery
givenName John
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix DL
PC
QC
knownFor controversial findings on Bloody Sunday
languageSpoken English
legalSystem common law of England and Wales
memberOf Inner Temple
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
militaryBranch Royal Artillery
nobleTitle Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
notableEvent Bloody Sunday inquiry
linked to: Bloody Sunday
notableFor inquiry into Bloody Sunday
notableWork Widgery Tribunal
occupation barrister
judge
jurist
parliamentaryGroup House of Lords
positionHeld Bencher of the Inner Temple
High Court judge
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Justice of Appeal
Recorder of Exeter
title Baron Widgery

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Widgery Tribunal chairperson John Widgery, Baron Widgery
Widgery Tribunal namedAfter John Widgery, Baron Widgery
Widgery Tribunal reportAuthor John Widgery, Baron Widgery