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 =

| signature =

| 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

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