John Gurney (judge)

Sir John Gurney KC
Baron of the Exchequer
In office 13 February 1832 – January 1845
Preceded by	Sir William Garrow
Personal details
Born	14 February 1768 London
Died	1 March 1845(1845-03-01) (aged 77) Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
Nationality	British
Spouse	Maria Hawes
Relations	Joseph Gurney (father) Thomas Gurney (grandfather) William Brodie Gurney (brother)
Children	John Hampden Gurney Russell Gurney
Profession	Barrister, Judge

Sir John Gurney KC (14 February 1768 – 1 March 1845) was a British barrister and judge. Born into a family of noted stenographers, he was educated at St Paul's School and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple on 3 May 1793. After distinguishing himself in a libel trial, Gurney became junior counsel in a variety of state trials during the 1790s. After several more noted cases during the early 19th century, he was knighted and made a Baron of the Exchequer on 13 February 1832, a position he gave up in 1845 due to ill health, dying the same year.