Leslie Boreham
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Sir Leslie Kenneth Edward Boreham (19 October 1918 – 2 May 2004) was an English barrister and judge.{{cite news |last1=Morton |first1=James |title=Obituary: Sir Leslie Boreham |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/12/guardianobituaries |accessdate=29 March 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=12 May 2004}} He presided over two high-profile court cases, of the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe (1981) and Brighton bomber Patrick Magee (1986).{{cite news |title=Sir Leslie Boreham |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1461164/Sir-Leslie-Boreham.html |accessdate=29 March 2019 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=6 May 2004}}
Biography
Boreham was born in Higham, Suffolk, and educated at Bungay Grammar School. He served with the RAFVR during World War II.
In 1947, he was Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, and became a Bencher in 1972. He was Deputy Chairman of the South Eastern Circuit from 1962 to 1965, and Chairman from 1965 to 1971.
He was appointed QC in 1965 and was Recorder of Margate from 1968 to 1971. In 1972, he was knighted. From 1974 until 1982 he was Chairman of the Lord Chancellor's Committee on the Training of Magistrates. He was a Judge of the High Court, Queen's Bench Division from 1972 to 1992; and Presiding Judge of the North Eastern Circuit from 1974 to 1980.{{cite journal |title=Boreham, Sir Leslie Kenneth Edward, (19 Oct. 1918–2 May 2004), a Judge of the High Court, Queen's Bench Division, 1972–92; Presiding Judge, North Eastern Circuit, 1974–80; Deputy Chairman, Agricultural Lands Tribunal|journal=Who's Who |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U8128 |date=April 2014 |accessdate=29 March 2019 |language=en}}
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Category:People from Higham, Babergh
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