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James Stratford

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

James Stratford (19 July 1869 to 17 January 1952) was a South African judge who briefly served as Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa between 1938 and 1939. Born in Port Elizabeth in the Cape Colony, he earned law degrees at Oxford, was called to the English bar in 1898, and began practicing law in South Africa in 1901. He served as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division from 1921 and was elevated to the Appellate Division in 1927, before retiring from the office of Chief Justice after one year on reaching the mandatory retirement age of seventy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Judge 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
South African 1
Born
1869 2
Birthplace
Gqeberha 2
Died
1952 2
Death Date
1952-01-17 2
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
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1. James Stratford (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    James Stratford, PC was a South African judge who briefly served as the Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa between 1938 and 1939.
  • Introduction, role
    James Stratford, PC was a South African judge who briefly served as the Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa between 1938 and 1939.
  • Introduction, nationality
    James Stratford, PC was a South African judge who briefly served as the Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa between 1938 and 1939.
  • Full article, field of law
    Born in Port Elizabeth, Stratford was educated at St Aiden's College, Grahamstown, then qualified as a surveyor before proceeding to Exeter College, Oxford, where he obtained a BA in Jurisprudence in 1897 and a BCL in 1898.
  • In Legal System: South African Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a South African judge who briefly served as the Chief J
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2. Wikidata: James Stratford
  • Wikidata Q35160596, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1869
  • Wikidata Q35160596, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1952
  • Wikidata Q35160596, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1952-01-17
  • Wikidata Q35160596, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Gqeberha
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