Sir Patrick Neville Garland (22 July 1929 – 6 August 2023) was a British barrister and judge. He was a judge of the High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) from 1985 to 2002.[1][2]

Educated at Uppingham School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Garland was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1953. In 1972, he was appointed a recorder[3] and a Queen's Counsel.[4] He was appointed a Justice of the High Court on 14 October 1985 and received the customary knighthood on 19 February 1986.[5][6] He was appointed a Presiding Judge of the North Eastern Circuit in 1990.[7] He retired on 14 October 2002.[8]

Garland was an honorary fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and a member of the Free Speech Union's legal advisory council.[9][10]

Sir Patrick Garland died on 6 August 2023, at the age of 94.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Garland, Sir Patrick (Neville)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "Sir Patrick Garland". Middle Temple.
  3. ↑ "No. 45540". The London Gazette. 9 December 1971. p. 13475.
  4. ↑ "No. 45644". The London Gazette. 13 April 1972. p. 4378.
  5. ↑ "No. 50290". The London Gazette. 17 October 1985. p. 14415.
  6. ↑ "No. 50447". The London Gazette. 4 March 1986. p. 3095.
  7. ↑ "Appointment of Presiding Judges". Justice of the Peace. 153 (33): 525. 19 August 1989.
  8. ↑ "Retirements". Justice of the Peace. 166 (40): 777. 5 October 2002.
  9. ↑ "Who We Are". Free Speech Union.
  10. ↑ Young, Toby (29 February 2020). "How far should we go to defend free speech?". The Spectator.
  11. ↑ "Sir Patrick N. Garland". The Telegraph. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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