As a lawyer I am before and above all things for the suprem… - John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

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As a lawyer I am before and above all things for the supremacy of law.

John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

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John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge PC (3 December 1820 – 14 June 1894) was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor General for England and Wales, Attorney General for England and Wales, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.

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Birth Name: John Duke Coleridge

Alternative Names: J. D. Coleridge • Sir J. D. Coleridge • Sir John Duke Coleridge • Baron Coleridge

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As a lawyer I am before and above all things for the supremacy of law. - John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

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