Sir Gilbert James Paull (18 April 1896 – 13 November 1983) was an English barrister and High Court judge. The son of Alan Paull, FSI, JP, Gilbert Paull was educated at St Paul's School and

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. He was

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by the

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in 1920 and became a

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in 1939. Paul was elected a

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1946, Reader 1969, and Treasurer 1970. He was also a member of the

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from 1947 to 1965. After sitting as

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from 1944 to 1957, Paull was appointed a Justice of the High Court on 23 January 1957, receiving the customary

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. He was assigned to the

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, where he sat until his retirement on 30 September 1971. He died in 1984. After his death, he was described as "one of the last of the "fashionable silks"". Paull married Maud Winifred Harris, daughter of Charles Harris, of Streatham, in 1922; they had a son and a daughter. Lady Paull died in 1978.

References

* "Sir Gilbert Paull", ''The Times'', 23 November 1984, p. 14. * F H L, "Sir Gilbert Paull", ''The Times'', 8 December 1984, p. 8. {{DEFAULTSORT:Paull, Gilbert Knights Bachelor 1983 deaths People educated at St Paul's School, London Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple English King's Counsel Queen's Bench Division judges 1896 births