George Baker (judge)
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Sir George Gillespie Baker (25 April 1910–13 June 1984) was a British judge. He was President of the Family Division
of the High Court of Justice
from 1971 to 1979.
Educated Glasgow Academy; Strathallan School
, Perthshire; Brasenose College, Oxford
(Hon. Scholarship; Senator Hulme Scholar). Commissioned The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
, 1940.
AAG British War Crimes Executive, Nuremberg
, 1945. Contested (C) Southall (UK Parliament constituency)
, 1945.
President of the Family Division
The President of the Family Division is the head of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales. The Family division was created in 1971, out of the former Admiralty Court and probate courts into the then Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division.As of 13 April 2010,...
of the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
from 1971 to 1979.
Educated Glasgow Academy; Strathallan School
Strathallan School
Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 9–18. The school has a campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth. It typically takes 50 minutes to travel to the school from Edinburgh and 1:15 hours from Glasgow.The school has 99 full time...
, Perthshire; Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
(Hon. Scholarship; Senator Hulme Scholar). Commissioned The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
The Cameronians was an infantry regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry...
, 1940.
AAG British War Crimes Executive, Nuremberg
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany....
, 1945. Contested (C) Southall (UK Parliament constituency)
Southall (UK Parliament constituency)
Southall was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Southall district of west London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1945.