Richard of Staines
Appearance
Richard of Staines (or Richard de Stanes) was an English clerical judge. He acted as an Itinerant Justice, visiting 11 counties in 1208 before his appointment as a justice of the Court of King's Bench in 1209. He became Lord Chief Justice in 1269,[1] and after the coronation of Edward I in 1273 was moved to the Court of Common Pleas.[2] He died in 1277.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Oxford DNB article:Staines, Richard of (subscription needed)". Oxford University Press. 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ Foss, Edward (1870). A Biographical Dictionary of the Justices of England (1066 - 1870). Spottiswoode and Company. p. 213.