- John Balcombe
Sir (Alfred) John Balcombe (
29 September 1925 -9 June 2000 ) was aLord Justice of Appeal from 1985-95.Early life
He was educated at
Winchester College andNew College, Oxford . During World War 2 he served in theRoyal Signals from 1943 (discharged 1947).Career
He was called to the Bar at
Lincoln's Inn , 1950 (Bencher, 1977; Treasurer, 1999); he practised at the Chancery Bar, 1951-77. He was appointed a QC in 1969. He was a Judge of theHigh Court of Justice ,Family Division , 1977-85. He was a Judge of theEmployment Appeal Tribunal , 1983-85.He was a member of the
Bar council , 1967-71.He was knighted in 1977 and made a
Privy Council lor in 1985.Other positions held
* Member, Steering Committee for Revenue, Tax Law Rewrite, 1997-98.
* Chairman, London Marriage Guidance Council, 1982-88.
* President, SW London Branch, Magistrates' Association, 1993-2000.
* President, TheMaccabaeans , 1990-2000.
* Master, Company of Tin Plate Workers, 1971-72.
* Senior Grand Warden, United Grand Lodge of England of theFreemasons , 1996-98.
* Honorary Fellow,Hebrew University of Jerusalem , 1996
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