Alan Stewart Orr

Sir Alan Stewart Orr
Portrait by Walter Bird, 1965
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1971–1980
Personal details
Born(1911-02-21)21 February 1911
Rochford, Essex, England
Died3 April 1991(1991-04-03) (aged 80)
Warwickshire, England
Spouse
Mariana Frances Lilian Lang
(m. 1933; died 1986)
Children4
EducationFettes College
Alma mater
OccupationBarrister
Military service
Branch/service Royal Air Force
Years of service1940–1946
RankWing Commander
UnitVolunteer Reserve
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (1944)
Mentioned in despatches (1946)

Sir Alan Stewart Orr, OBE (21 February 1911 – 3 April 1991) was a British barrister specialising in taxation who rose to be a High Court judge and a Lord Justice of Appeal. After 1958 he was known as Alan Orr QC, from 1965 as Mr Justice Orr, and from 1971 as Lord Justice Orr.

During the Second World War, Orr served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, became a wing commander, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his wartime service.