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John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

(1820–1894) Judge

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John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge was a judge.

Quick Facts About John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

Born: December 3, 1820
Died: June 14, 1894
Profession: Judge

About John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

[Wikidata] British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician (1820-1894)... | [Wikipedia] John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge was an English 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.

Quotes by John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

There is scarcely a crime before me that is not directly or indirectly caused by strong drink.

John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

Crime

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It is far more important the law should be administered with absolute integrity, than that in this case or in that the…

John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

Absolutes

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

John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

All things

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A difficult form of virtue is to try in your own life to obey what you believe to be God's will.

John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

Believe

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I think there should be no occasion on which it is absolutely, as a point or rule of law, impossible for a…

John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

Character

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