The Lord Porter | |
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
In office 28 March 1938 – 14 October 1954 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Maugham |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Simonds |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 7 November 1934 – 28 March 1938 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Sir Cyril Asquith |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Lowry Porter |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Samuel Lowry Porter, Baron Porter, GBE, PC (7 February 1877 – 13 February 1956) was a British judge who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1938 until 1954. He was one of the few judges promoted directly from the High Court bench to the House Lords without serving on the Court of Appeal.