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Sir John Balcombe | |
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Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 11 June 1985 – 2 August 1995 | |
Preceded by | Sir Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 1977–1985 | |
Sir Alfred John Balcombe, PC (29 September 1925 – 9 June 2000) was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1985 to 1995.
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 the High Court of Justice, Family Division, 1977–85. He was a Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, 1983–85.
He was a member of the Bar council, 1967–71.
He was knighted in 1977 and made a Privy Councillor in 1985.
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