Sir James Charles Mathew | |
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.png) In The Sketch, 29 April 1896 | |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 19 October 1901 – 25 January 1906 | |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 3 March 1881 – 19 October 1901 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lehenagh House, County Cork 10 July 1830 |
| Died | 9 November 1908 (aged 78) London, England |
| Resting place | St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cork |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Biron (m. 1861) |
| Children | 5, including Elizabeth, Theobald, and Charles |
| Relatives |
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| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Sir James Charles Mathew (10 July 1830 – 9 November 1908) was an Irish-born judge. Born in an Irish Catholic family in Cork, Mathew was educated at the largely Protestant Trinity College, Dublin, before joining the English bar. In 1881, although still a junior barrister, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice, where he sat in the Queen's Bench Division and was said to be the best nisi prius judge of his time. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1901, before resigned from the bench for health reasons in 1905.
Mathew was a driving force behind the creation of Commercial List in 1895, the forerunner of the modern Commercial Court, and was the first judge in charge of the List.