Ivor Brace
{{short description|British barrister and judge}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Chief Justice of the Combined Judiciary of Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei
| order = 1st
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Sir Ivor Brace
| honorific_suffix =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|9||df=yes}}
| birth_name = Ivor Llewellyn Brace
| birth_place = Abertillery, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
| death_place = Singapore General Hospital, Colony of Singapore
| death_date = {{death date and age|1952|10|24|1898|9||df=yes}}
| alma_mater = University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire
London University
| predecessor = Robert Yorke Hedges
| successor = Sir Ernest Hillas Williams
| nominator = Sir Winston Churchill
| appointer = George VI
| office2 = Chief Justice of North Borneo
| order2 = 2nd
| predecessor2 = Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie
| successor2 = Office abolished
| appointer2 = George VI
| nominator2 = Clement Attlee
| term_start2 = 1945
| term_end2 = 30 November 1951
| term_start = 1 December 1951
| term_end = 24 October 1952
| parents = William Brace {{post-nominals|country=GBR|PC}} (Father)
Nellie Humphreys (Mother)
| spouse =
| relations =
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| nationality = {{WAL}}
| citizenship = British
| residence = Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
| allegiance = {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| children =
| rank = Lieutenant
| unit = Royal Welch Fusiliers
Welch Regiment
| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}
| profession = Barrister
| occupation = Judge
| awards =
| serviceyears = 1916–1919
| battles = World War I
}}
Sir Ivor Llewellyn Brace (September 1898 – 24 October 1952){{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=FkY9y2C%2B6cFQf9BbX9NSYQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=16 August 2019|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}} was a Welsh soldier and barrister who later served as a colonial judge. In 1951, he became the first Chief Justice of the Combined Judiciary of Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei. He served in this position until his death.
Career
Ivor was called to the Bar in England and Wales in 1921 and practised on the South Wales circuit. His first appointment with the Colonial Legal Service was as magistrate in the Gold Coast.{{cite web|accessdate=15 August 2019|date=31 October 1952|url=https://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/gazette/gazette_uploaded/1402646626.pdf|title=Obituary.|publisher=The Sarawak Gazette}} In 1932, Ivor was Crown Counsel in Colonial Nigeria. He later served as assistant judge at the Nigerian High Court before being transferred to Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate to serve as puisne judge.{{cite web|accessdate=15 August 2019|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19521025/100/0005|title=Western Mail - Saturday 25 October 1952|via=British Newspaper Archive|date=25 October 1952}}
In 1946, Ivor left for British Borneo after being appointed Chief Justice of North Borneo and subsequently became the first Chief Justice of the Combined Judiciary of Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei in December 1951. He was knighted in the 1952 New Year Honours.
Personal life
Brace was the younger of two sons of William Brace and Nellie Humphreys.
Honours
- {{Flag|United Kingdom}} :
- 50px Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Sir (1952)
References
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- "Sir Ivor's Estate", Singapore Standard, 6 April 1953, p. 3.
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Category:Welsh military personnel
Category:People from Abertillery
Category:Colonial Nigeria judges
Category:Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate judges
Category:British Borneo judges
Category:Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei judges
Category:British colonial governors and administrators in Africa
Category:British colonial governors and administrators in Asia
Category:British colonial army officers
Category:Welch Regiment soldiers
Category:Royal Welch Fusiliers soldiers
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:Colonial Legal Service officers
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