§ Mr. John Morrisasked the Attorney-General how many High Court judges in each of the last 20 years have been requested to carry out and have carried out non-judicial duties in the form of inquiries, commissions and reports or similar tasks.
1973 The Solicitor-GeneralIncluding Law Lords and Lords Justices, but excluding
479Wjudges appointed to standing bodies such as the Law Commission and the Rule Committees, the figures are :
No. of Judges 1
- McNair, J.—Committee on the Recognition of Rights in Aircraft.
No. of Judges 2
- Morris LJ.—Court of Inquiry into engineering and shipbuilding disputes.
- Roxburgh, J.—Committee on Land Charges.
No. of Judges 3
- Morris LJ.—Referee to decide the wages question upon settlement of railway strike.
- Morris LJ.—National Reference Tribunal under the Coal Mining Industry Conciliation Scheme.
- Devlin, J.—Committee of Inquiry into the Dock Labour Scheme.
No of Judges 1
- Lord Reid—Commission on the Federation of Malaya Constitution.
No. of Judges 5
- Lord Radcliffe—Committee of Inquiry into the Monetary and Credit System.
- Lord Cohen—Council on Prices, Productivity and Incomes.
- Parker LJ.—Bank Rate Tribunal.
- Harman, J.—Committee on Law Relating to Rights of Light.
- Wynn Parry, J.—Committee on Remuneration and Conditions of Prison Officers.
No. of Judges 6
- Hodson LJ.—Committee on Conflicts of Jurisdiction affecting children.
- Harman, J.—Committee on Organisation of Chancery Chambers and Registrars' Offices.
- Streatfeild, J.—Committee on Administration of Justice at Assizes and Quarter Sessions.
- Davies, J.—Home Office Committee on Matrimonial Proceedings in Magistrates' Courts.
- Pearson, J.—The Widows' and Infants' Funds in Court Committee.
- Danckwerts, J.—Committee on Conflicts of Jurisdiction affecting children.
No. of Judges 2
480W
- Lord Jenkins—Company Law Committee.
- Devlin, J.—Nyasaland Commission of Inquiry.
No. of Judges 1
- Edmund Davies, J.—Committee on the Limitation of Actions for Personal Injuries.
No. of Judges 2
- Lord Radcliffe—Committee of Inquiry into Security Procedures and Practices.
- Lord Denning—Committee on Legal Education for Students from Africa.
No. of Judges—1
- Lord Denning—Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
No. of Judges 7
- Lord Radcliffe—Tribunal of Inquiry into the Vassall case.
- Lord Denning—The Committee on Legal Records.
- Lord Denning—Inquiry into the circumstances of the resignation of Mr. Profumo, Secretary of State for War.
- Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest—Home Office Committee on Jury Service.
- Barry, J.—Tribunal of Inquiry into the Vassall case.
- Wilberforce, J.—Committee on Positive Covenants Affecting Land.
- Buckley, J.—The Committee on Legal Records.
No. of Judges 9
- Lord Donovan—Interdepartmental Committee to consider system of Appeals in Criminal cases to Court of Criminal Appeal.
- Russell, LJ.—Committee to inquire into rights of succession in relation to illegitimate persons.
- Pearson, LJ.—Court of inquiry into a dispute in the electricity supply industry.
- Baker, J.—Departmental Committee on Mechanical Recording in Court Proceedings.
- Scarman, J.—Committee on Inter-Country Adoptions.
- Cumming-Bruce, J.—Rule Committee under Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963.
- Lawton, J.—Inter-Departmental Committee to consider system of appeals in criminal cases to Court of Criminal Appeal.
- Widgery, J.—Departmental Committee on legal aid in criminal proceedings.
- Edmund Davies, J.—Royal Commission on Penal Reform.
No. of Judges 4
- Lord Donovan—Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers Associations.
481 - Payne, J.—Committee on the enforcement of judgment debts.
- Latey, J.—Committee on the Age of Majority.
- Brabin, J.—Evans Inquiry.
No. of Judges 9
- Lord Pearson—Court of Inquiry into a dispute in the shipping industry.
- Winn, LJ.—Committee on personal injuries litigation.
- Edmund Davies, LJ.—Tribunal of Inquiry into Aberfan disaster.
- Salmon, J.—Royal Commission on the working of the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921.
- Fenton Atkinson, J. [succeeded by Phillimore, LJ.]—Royal Commission on Assizes and Quarter Sessions.
- Pennycuick, J., Baker, J., Roskill, J., Ash-worth, J.—Committee on Vacations.
No. of Judges 3
- Lord Radcliffe—Inquiry into Daily Express and D notices.
- Lord Pearson—Court of Inquiry into a dispute in the civil air transport industry.
- Ormrod, J.—Committee on Legal Education.
No. of Judges 3
- Lord Pearson—Court of Inquiry into a dispute in the steel industry.
- Roskill, J.—Commission on Third London Airport.
- Cairns, J.—Government Advisory Committee on Rhodesian travel restrictions.
No. of Judges 3
- Lord Kilbrandon—Commission on the Constitution.
- Salmon, J.—Committee on Law of Contempt in relation to Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921.
- Scarman, J.—Commission of Inquiry into the Northern Ireland disturbances.
No. of Judges 2
- Lord Pearson—Court of Inquiry into the dock strike.
- Lord Wilberforce—Tribunal of Inquiry into the power workers' pay dispute.
No. of Judges 5
- Lord Pearson—Arbitral Body on teachers' remuneration.
- Phillimore LJ.—Committee to review the law of contempt of court.
- Faulks, J.—Committee to review the Defamation Act 1952.
482 - James, J.—Committee of Inquiry into Vehicle and General Insurance Company.
- Lane, J.—Committee of Inquiry into the working of the Abortion Act
No. of Judges 6
- Lord Wilberforce—Tribunal of Inquiry into miners' dispute.
- Lord Diplock—Commission to consider legal procedures to deal with terrorist activities in Northern Ireland.
- Edmund Davies, LJ.—Committee to Inquire into the working of the Welsh Language Act 1967.
- Widgery, LCJ.—Inquiry into the Londonderry riot deaths.
- Geoffrey Lane, J.—Trident inquiry.
- Croom-Johnson, J.—Committee to review the criminal law relating to abnormal offenders and the facilities for their treatment.
No. of Judges 4
- Lord Pearson—Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury.
- James, LJ.—Criminal courts' jurisdiction Review Committee.
- Cantley, J.—Commission of Inquiry into Summerland fire disaster, Isle of Man.
- Graham, J.—Patent Procedure Committee.