Godfrey Vick

Godfrey Vick

Sir Godfrey Russell Vick KC (24 December 1892 - 27 September 1958)"Who Was Who 1897-2006" (2007)] was an English lawyer and judge who played a part in several important tribunals.

Vick was born West Hartlepool, the son of Richard William Vick JP and Emily "née" Oughtred. He was educated at The Leys School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He served in the Durham Light Infantry during World War I, being called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1917, and practised successfully, largely as a criminal lawyer.Wade Baron (1966) "p."58] He served variously as a recorder in Richmond (1930-1931), Halifax (1931-1939) and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1939-1956). He was subsequently made a county court judge, and became a bencher of the Inner Temple.

His service on public enquiries included:
*London County Council remand homes (1944);
*The black market in petrol (1948);
*Lynskey tribunal into political corruption (1948);
*Ill-treatment of prisoners at HM Prison Liverpool (1958). [Home Office (1958)]

He married Marjorie Hester Compston and the couple had two daughters and two sons, the younger of whom, Arnold Russell, also became a barrister and judge. Vick's hobbies were hunting and golf. Cheerful and witty, Vick was somewhat affected in manner, frequently being the only man to sport a top hat on ceremonial occasions.

References

Bibliography

*Home Office (1945) " [http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/bopall/ref9733.html London County Council remand homes: report of Committee of Inquiry] " Cmd.6594
*Home Office (1958) "Allegations of Ill-Treatment of Prisoners in Her Majesty's Prison, Liverpool" Cmnd.503
*Ministry of Fuel and Power.Committee on Petrol Rationing Control (1948) " [http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/bopall/ref9226.html Evasions of petrol rationing control] " Cmd.7372
* cite book | author=Wade Baron, S. | title=The Contact Man: The Story of Sidney Stanley and the Lynskey Tribunal | year=1966 | publisher=Secker & Warburg
*"Who Was Who 1897-2006" (2007) " [http://www.credoreference.com/entry/6204426 Vick, His Honour Judge Sir Godfrey Russell] ", retrieved August 25, 2007 (subscription required)


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