John Gurney (judge)

Sir John Gurney
Baron of the Exchequer
In office
13 February 1832 – January 1845
Preceded bySir William Garrow
Personal details
Born14 February 1768
London
Died1 March 1845(1845-03-01) (aged 77)
Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
NationalityBritish
SpouseMaria Hawes
RelationsJoseph Gurney (father)
Thomas Gurney (grandfather)
William Brodie Gurney (brother)
ChildrenJohn Hampden Gurney
Russell Gurney
ProfessionBarrister, 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.