Sir James Comyn | |
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Justice of the High Court | |
In office 9 January 1978 – 29 September 1985 | |
Personal details | |
Born | James Peter Comyn 8 March 1921 Stillorgan, County Dublin |
Died | 5 January 1997 Navan, County Meath | (aged 75)
Spouse |
Anne Chaundler (m. 1967) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Sir James Peter Comyn (8 March 1921 – 5 January 1997) was an Irish-born barrister and English High Court judge. The scion of a prominent Nationalist legal family, Comyn was sent to England after they fell out with Éamon de Valera. Considered by many to be "the finest all-round advocate at the English bar",[1] Comyn was appointed to the High Court of Justice in 1978, serving on the bench until his retirement in 1985.