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     Mark Oliver Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate was born on 20 March 1936.¹ He is the son of Kenneth Vivian Saville and Olivia Sarah Frances Gray.¹ He married Jill Gray on 30 June 1961.¹
     He was educated at Rye Grammar School, Rye, Sussex, England.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant between 1954 and 1956 in the Royal Sussex Regiment.¹ He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1962 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1975.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Middle Temple in 1983.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1985.¹ He held the office of High Court Judge of the Queen's Bench between 1985 and 1993.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1994.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1994 and 1997.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1997.¹ He was created Baron Saville of Newdigate, in the County of Surrey [U.K. Law Lord] on 4 July 1997.¹

     Leslie George Scarman, Baron Scarman was born on 29 July 1911 at Streatham, London, England.^1,2 He was the son of George Charles Scarman and Ida Irene Schofield.¹ He married Ruth Clement Wright, daughter of Clement Wright, in 1947.¹ He died on 8 December 2004 at age 93 at Kent, England.²
     He was educated at Radley College, Radley, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1936 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1957.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1961.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Middle Temple in 1961.¹ He held the office of Judge of the Probate Division of Divorce and Admiralty Division between 1961 and 1972.¹ He was chairman of the Law Commission between 1965 and 1972.¹ He wrote the book Pattern of Law Reform, published 1967.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1972.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1973 and 1977.¹ He wrote the book English Law: The New Dimension, published 1975.¹ He was created Baron Scarman, of Quatt in the County of Shropshire [U.K. Law Lord] in 1977.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1977 and 1986.¹

     Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote was born on 2 October 1934.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Curtis Wilson Folliott Scott and Katharine Rashleigh.¹ He married Rima Elisa Ripoll, daughter of Salvador Ripoll, in 1959.¹
     He was educated at Michaelhouse School, Balgowan, Natal, South Africa^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1959 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1975.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1980 and 1983.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Inner Temple in 1981.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court, Chancery Division between 1983 and 1991.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1991.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1991 and 1994.¹ He held the office of Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court between 1994 and 2000.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2000.¹ He was created Baron Scott of Foscote, of Foscote in the County of Buckinghamshire [U.K. Law Lord] on 17 July 2000.¹

     Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley was born on 17 February 1930.¹ He was the son of John Slynn and Edith Phillips.¹ He married Odile Marie Henriette Boutin, daughter of Pierre Boutin, in 1962.² He died on 7 April 2009 at age 79.³
     He was educated at Sandbach Grammar School, Sandbach, Cheshire, England^G.⁴ He graduated from Goldsmith's College, London University, London, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)⁴ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1956 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Hereford between 1972 and 1976.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1974.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1976.¹ He held the office of High Court Judge of the Queen's Bench Division between 1976 and 1981.¹ He wrote the book Introducing a European Legal Order.¹ He was Advocate-General, Court of of Justice, European Community between 1981 and 1988.¹ He held the office of Advocate-General, European Court of Justice between 1981 and 1988.⁴ He held the office of Treasurer of Gray's Inn in 1988.¹ He held the office of Judge of the European Court of Justice between 1988 and 1992.¹ He was created Baron Slynn of Hadley, of Egginton in the County of Bedfordshire [U.K. Law Lord] in 1992.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1992.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1992 and 2002.¹ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1993.¹ He was appointed Knight of Justice Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.) in 1998.¹ He was appointed Prior, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in 1999. He was awarded the Order pro Merito Melitensi in 2001. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 2009.⁴

     Sydney William Templeman, Baron Templeman was born on 3 March 1920 at Hammersmith, London, England.^1,2 He was the son of Herbert William Templeman and Lilian Pheasant.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Joan Rowles, daughter of Morton Rowles, in 1946.³ He married, secondly, Sheila Barton Templeman, daughter of Frank Templeman, on 12 December 1996.^3,1 He died on 4 June 2014 at age 94.³
     He was educated at Southam Grammar School, Leeds, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, with the Gurkha Rifles, in Burma.³ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th/1st Gurkha Rifles.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches in India and Burma.¹ He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1944 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1946.³ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1947 entitled to practise as a barrister.³ He held the office of Attoryney-General, Duchy of Lancaster between 1970 and 1972.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1972.¹ He held the office of High Court Judge, Chancery Division between 1972 and 1978.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1978.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1978 and 1982.¹ He was created Baron Templeman, of White Lackington in the County of Somerset [U.K. Law Lord] in 1982.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1982 and 1994.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Middle Temple in 1989.¹

     Robert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe was born on 17 March 1938.¹ He was the son of Ronald Robert Antony Walker and Mary Helen Welsh.¹ He married Suzanne Diana Leggi on 3 September 1962.¹ He died on 16 November 2023 at age 85.²
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of between 1959 and 1961 in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1960 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1961.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1982.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Middle Temple in 1990.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1994.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division between 1994 and 1997.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1997.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1997 and 2002.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2002.¹ He was created Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, County Essex [U.K. Law Lord] on 9 September 2002.¹

     Harry Kenneth Woolf, Baron Woolf was born on 2 May 1933.¹ He is the son of Alexander Susman Woolf and Leah Cussins.¹ He married Marguerite Sassoon, daughter of George Sassoon, in 1961.¹
     He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He graduated from University College London, London, England, with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1954 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1954 in the 15th/19th Royal Hussars.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1955 in the Army Legal Service.¹ He held the office of Recroder of the Crown Court between 1972 and 1979.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Inner Temple in 1976.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1979.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1979.¹ He held the office of High Court Judge of the Queen's Bench Division between 1979 and 1986.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1986.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1986 and 1992.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1986 and 1992.¹ He wrote the book Protecting the Public: the new challenge, published 1990.¹ He was created Baron Woolf, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond [U.K. Law Lord] in 1992.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1992 and 1996.¹ He wrote the book Prison Report, published 1993.¹ He wrote the book Access to Justice, published 1996.¹ He held the office of Master of the Rolls in 1996.¹ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 2015.²

     Hubert Lister Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington was born on 28 May 1900.¹ He was the son of Robert John Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington and Constance Barkley.^1,2 He married Loryn Bowser in 1924.² He died on 15 September 1972 at age 72.³
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1924 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² He was junior common law counsel to the Admiralty in 1934.¹ He was junior common law counsel to the Treasury in 1945.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1947.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1950.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) between 1950 and 1954.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1954.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1954 and 1958.¹ He held the office of Lord Chief Justice of England in 1958.¹ He was created Baron Parker of Waddington, of Lincoln's Inn in the Borough of Holborn [U.K. Life Peer] on 30 September 1958.¹

     Robert John Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington was born on 25 February 1857.¹ He was the son of Reverend Richard Parker and Elizabeth Coffin.² He married Constance Barkley, daughter of John Trevor Barkley, on 9 September 1884.² He died on 12 July 1918 at age 61.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He graduated from King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1880 with a BAchelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1883 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1883 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² He was Junior Counsel to the Treasury in 1900.² He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1906.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court, Chancery Division between 1906 and 1913.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1913.² He was created Baron Parker of Waddington, of Waddington in the County of Yorkshire [U.K. Law Lord] on 4 March 1913.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary on 4 March 1913.¹

     Edward Holroyd Pearce, Baron Pearce was born on 9 February 1901.¹ He was the son of John William Ernest Pearce and Irene Kate Chaplin.¹ He married Erica Priestman, daughter of Bertram Priestman, on 9 April 1927.¹ He died on 26 November 1990 at age 89.²
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.¹ He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1923 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1925 entitled to practise as a barrister-at-law.¹ He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1945.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1948.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1948.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division between 1948 and 1954.¹ He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1950 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division between 1954 and 1957.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1957.¹ He held the office of Lord Justice of Appeal between 1957 and 1962.¹ He held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1962.¹ He was created Baron Pearce, of Sweetlaws in the County of Sussex [U.K. Law Lord] on 19 April 1962.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in 1966.¹