British Higher Judiciary, 1876-1972

UKDA study number:241

Principal Investigator

Tate, C.N.
North Texas State University

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

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Tate, C.N., British Higher Judiciary, 1876-1972 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], 1975. SN: 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-241-1

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241 . British Higher Judiciary, 1876-1972

Depositor:

Tate, C.N. , North Texas State University

Principal Investigator:

Tate, C.N. , North Texas State University

Abstract:

To record data about the social backgrounds, legal training and governmental and non-governmental careers of all judges serving in the higher British judiciary from the time of the judicial reforms of 1876 through the calendar year 1972.

Main Topics:

Variables
Details of marriage, schooling, university, degrees obtained, honours and decorations received, career history, club membership, military service, recreations, publications. Political office and affiliation, administrative offices held, highest judicial office held. Whether listed in standard biographical dictionaries (Who's Who, Dictionary of National Biography, Burke's Peerage, Burke's Landed Gentry).
Date of birth and death, region, birthplace (size of town). Whether father listed in standard biographical dictionaries. Whether father titled, knighted or had done military service (rank). Father's occupation and education. Whether father had ever held elective, administrative or judicial office. Whether grandfather was ever a judge.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1876 - 1972
Dates of Fieldwork: 15 January 1973 - 15 August 1973
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Groups

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: Judges serving on the High Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal, or as Lords of Appeal in Ordinary in England, 1876 - 1972 inclusive

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Number of Units: 317 (target) 317 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: Standard biographical dictionaries, principally, Who's Who, Who Was Who, and the Dictionary of National Biography (with supplements).
Lists of judges obtained from Whittaker's Almanacs

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

1975

File last updated:

24 April 2012