Stanley Rees
| Stanley Rees | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 November 1907 |
| Died | 13 December 2000 (aged 93) |
Charles William Stanley Rees (1907 - 2000) was a high court judge in England.[1]
Early life
Rees was born on 30 November 1907 went to St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown.[2] after which he went to University College, Oxford, where he read Law. He practised law in London from 1931.
Military and legal career
At the outbreak of World War 2 Rees became an officer in the Royal Artillery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment.[3]
In 1957 Rees became a barrister and in 1962 was appointed a judge[4] in the Family Division of the High Court[5][6] and was knighted in the same year.
References
- ↑ Obituary of Stanley Rees in the Telegraph
- ↑ Poland 2008, p. 470.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 42575. p. . 501.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34637. p. . 4157.
- ↑ Butler & Drakeford 2012, p. 92.
- ↑ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 5 March 1964. ISSN 0021-5996.
- Poland, Marguerite (2008). The Boy in You: A Biography of St. Andrew's College, 1855-2005. Fernwood Press. ISBN 978-1-874950-86-8.
- Butler, Ian; Drakeford, Mark (2012). Social Work on Trial: The Colwell Inquiry and the State of Welfare. Policy Press. ISBN 978-1-84742-867-7.
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