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Sir Alfred John Balcombe, PC (29 September 1925 – 9 June 2000) was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1985 to 1995.

Career

He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1950 (Bencher, 1977; Treasurer, 1999); he practised at the Chancery Bar, 1951–77. He was appointed a QC in 1969. He was a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Family Division, 1977–85. He was a Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, 1983–85.

He was a member of the Bar council, 1967–71.

He was knighted in 1977 and made a Privy Councillor in 1985.

Other positions held

• Member, Steering Committee for Revenue, Tax Law Rewrite, 1997–98.
• Chairman, London Marriage Guidance Council, 1982–88.
• President, SW London Branch, Magistrates' Association, 1993–2000.
• President, The Maccabaeans, 1990–2000.
• Master, Company of Tin Plate Workers, 1971–72.
• Senior Grand Warden, United Grand Lodge of England of the Freemasons, 1996–98.
• Honorary Fellow, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1996

Arms

Coat of arms of John Balcombe

Motto Dulcis Et Domus

References

1. "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Wd43 Balcombe, A". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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