John Blofeld (judge)
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Sir John Christopher Calthorpe Blofeld {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|DL}} (born 11 July 1932) is an English barrister and former High Court judge.
Biography
Blofeld was born at Hoveton Home Farm in Norfolk. His father was at Eton with Ian Fleming and his surname is believed to have been the inspiration for the name of James Bond supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld. He is the elder brother of cricket commentator Henry Blofeld. He is a distant relative of the cricketer the Hon. Freddie Calthorpe and not his nephew as previously suggested; his son is Tom Blofeld.
He was educated at Sunningdale School, Eton, and King's College, Cambridge.{{cite news |last1=Macnab |first1=Geoffrey |title=Bond baddie goes fashionably green |work=The Sunday Independent |date=19 October 2008 |page=6}} In 1961 he married Judith A.H. Mitchell (1932–2013), and they lived at Hoveton House, Hoveton.{{cite web|title=Death of Lady Blofeld|date=July 2013 |url=http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/death-of-lady-blofeld-wife-of-sir-john.html|publisher=Peerage News}}
Blofeld played cricket for Norfolk against the Kent Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship in 1957.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/213/213059/213059.html Profile], CricketArchive
Career
He was a High Court judge from 1990 to 2001, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. In 2000, he was one of the appeal judges to release the M25 Three.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/837275.stm Appeal court frees 'M25 Three'], BBC News, 17 July 2000 He was Master of the Mercers' Company in 2003.
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