The Honourable Mr Justice Stephen Rawley

The Honourable Mr Justice Stephen Rawley, played by Maurice Denham, is featured in two episodes of the television series "Porridge": "Poetic Justice" and "Rough Justice". He was waiting for his appeal to come through, having been indicted on charges of:

* Being a party to criminal conspiracy
* Forgery of legal documents under the Forgery Act 1913 and 1948, and
* Accepting illicit payments as an Officer of the Crown

Fletch states that these charges are merely "legal mumbo jumbo" being used to hide the fact that Rawley has been charged with "bribery and corruption".

He is revealed to be a friend of the Governor of the prison and is informed that he will have to share a cell with Norman Stanley Fletcher and Lennie Godber.

As the first plot unfolds we discover that Stephen Rawley was responsible for sending Fletcher to prison in the first place as he was the judge at Fletcher's trial.

Fletcher observes "When a judge sentences you to five years, you don't expect 'im to move in with you, do you ?"

Rawley is given a "cushy" job in the prison whilst Harris is made to look after the pigs on the prison farm.

It is eventually revealed that Rawley's appeal has come through and he leaves the prison a free man after the "Rough Justice" episode.

In the title sequence, the judge can be heard sentencing Fletcher to his current stretch in prison. In this he is voiced by Ronnie Barker himself.