Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell

The Right Honourable The Lord Carswell PC QC
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office 12 January 2004 – 28 June 2009
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Brian Hutton
Succeeded by	Sir Brian Kerr
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
In office 1997–2004
Preceded by	Sir Brian Hutton
Succeeded by	Sir Brian Kerr
Lord Justice of Appeal Supreme Court of Judicature Northern Ireland
In office 1993–1997
High Court of Justice Northern Ireland
In office 1984–1993
Senior Crown Counsel Northern Ireland
In office 1979–1984
Attorney General for Northern Ireland
In office 1970–1971
Personal details
Born	Robert Douglas Carswell 28 June 1934
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Romayne Ferris (m. 1961)
Children	Catherine Patricia
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Oxford
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Barrister
Religion	Anglican

Robert Douglas Carswell, Baron Carswell, PC, QC (born 28 June 1934), is a retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

Early life

The son of Alan and Nance Carswell was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in classics and law in 1956. Two years later he graduated from the University of Chicago's Law School with a Doctor of Jurisprudence.

Legal career

Carswell was Counsel to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland in the years 1970 and 1971, and Senior Crown Counsel in Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1984. In 1984, he became Judge of the High Court of Justice Northern Ireland, a post he held until 1993. He was Lord Justice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1997 and further Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2004. Lord Carswell was made a Queen's Counsel in 1971.

Carswell became a Privy Counsellor in 1993. He was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ^[1] as Baron Carswell, of Killeen in the County of Down on 12 January 2004,^[2] having been knighted in 1988. He sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.

During 2009–2010, Lord Carswell chaired an inquiry into the roles of Jersey's Crown Officers (the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff, Attorney General and Solicitor General), presenting a report recommending reforms to the States of Jersey on 6 December 2010.

Family

Lord Carswell married Romayne Winifred Ferris in 1961; they have two daughters.

Lady Carswell was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Belfast in 2000.

See also

• List of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Lords
• List of Northern Ireland members of the Privy Council

References

1. "Announcement at number10.gov.uk". Retrieved 2006-11-06.
2. House of Lords (2004-01-13). "Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords". minutes of proceedings. Retrieved 2006-11-06.

• "DodOnline". Retrieved 2006-11-06.

External links

• "UK Parliament Publications". Retrieved 2006-11-06.
• "BBC Northern Ireland". BBC News. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
• "DCA" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-11-06.
• "Stationery Office – UK Parliament". Retrieved 2006-11-06.