List of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Bombay
This is a list of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Bombay. It was in existence from 1824 to 1862, when the Bombay High Court was founded. The role of the judges of the court was to defend, on behalf of the British Crown, the interests of the people of Bombay against the East India Company.[1]
The Supreme Court was preceded by the Recorder's Court.[2]
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Bombay
| Took office | Chief Justice | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1823 | Sir Edward West[3][2] | first year was in the Recorder's Court |
| 1829 | Sir James Dewar[3] | |
| 1831 | Sir R. Herbert Abingdon Draper Compton[3] | |
| 1839 | Sir John Wither Awdry[3] | |
| 1840 | Sir Henry Roper[3] | |
| 1846 | Sir David Pollock[3] | |
| 1847 | Sir Thomas Erskine Perry[3] | |
| 1852 | Sir William Yardley[2] | |
| 1859 | Sir Mathew Richard Sausse[2] | became Bombay High Court Chief Judge in 1862 |
- for 1862 onwards see List of Chief Justices of the Bombay High Court
See also
Notes
- ↑ Berg, Maxine L. "West, Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29079. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 3 4 J. HIGGINBOTHAM (1862). The Bombay Miscellany. p. 640. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Joseph Haydn (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire. Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans. p. 272. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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