Graham Boal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

His Honour Judge John Graham Boal KC (24 October 1943 – 30 December 2022) was a British judge and author.[1][2][3] He wrote a book about his alcoholism.[4]

Graham Boal QC was a criminal barrister for thirty years before serving as a judge for nine years until his retirement as a Permanent Judge at London's Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, in 2005. He was a trustee and board member of WDP, an addiction charity.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "His Honour Judge Graham Boal KC obituary" – via www.thetimes.co.uk. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Mental wellbeing: interview with Graham Boal QC, former Old Bailey judge". www.ibanet.org.
  3. ^ "It's been a bad week for…". The Lawyer | Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs. 5 March 1999.
  4. ^ Pickup, David (9 July 2021). "A warts and all account of life at the bar". Law Gazette.