Sir Richard Couch | |
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 Sir Richard Couch, uploaded from National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| 2nd Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 26 April 1870 – 5 April 1875 | |
| Appointed by | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Barnes Peacock |
| Succeeded by | Richard Garth |
| 2nd Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 3 March 1866 – 25 April 1870 | |
| Appointed by | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Matthew Richard Sausse |
| Succeeded by | Michael Roberts Westropp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1817 England |
| Died | 28 November 1905 (aged 88) London, England |
Sir Richard Couch (17 May 1817 – 28 November 1905) was an Anglo-Indian judge who served on the colonial courts of India and also on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, at that time the court of last resort for the British Empire.
Couch was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay[1] on 3 March 1866.[2] He served for four years in that position, before being appointed Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court,[3] serving in that post from 26 April 1870 to 5 April 1875.[4]
Upon his retirement from the Calcutta High Court, Couch was appointed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1881.[5] He sat on numerous appeals from India and Canada.[6][7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ High Court of Bombay: Hon'ble Former Chief Justices
- ↑ "London Gazette". 6 March 1866. p. 1647.
- ↑ "High Court of Calcutta: Former Chief Justices" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑ "Pg.15" (PDF).
- ↑ London Gazette, 25 January 1881, p. 339.
- ↑ List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases originating in Canada, 1880–1889
- ↑ List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases originating in Canada, 1890–1899
- ↑ List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases originating in Canada, 1900–1909
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Barnes Peacock |
Chief Justice of Bengal 1870–1875 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Garth |