Sir John Leonard Stone,

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, QC (6 November 1896 – 3 January 1978) was the last British chief justice of the High Court of Bombay, serving from 30 September 1943 until 1948. Educated at

Malvern College Malvern College is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent coeducational day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school (United Kingdom), public school in the British sen ...

, he served in the First World War and in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. Called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1923, he joined the

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Bar in 1931, becoming a Bencher of Gray's Inn in 1942 and its treasurer in 1956. He served in the British Home Guard during the Second World War, until 1943, when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. He was appointed an OBE in the

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(citing his Home Guard service) and knighted in the

1943 Birthday Honours The King's Birthday Honours 1943 were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by people of the British Empire. They were published on 2 June 1943 for the United Kingdom and Canada. The re ...

. He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1948. He subsequently served as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster from 1948 to 1963.

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Chief Justice Sir Leonard Stone - from the Bombay High Court website
*''Who's Who'', A&C Black, 1977–1978 1896 births 1978 deaths Members of Gray's Inn Members of Lincoln's Inn Knights Bachelor Officers of the Order of the British Empire Chief Justices of the Bombay High Court British India judges People educated at Malvern College British people in colonial India King's Counsel {{UK-law-bio-stub

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