Gerald Butler (judge)

Gerald Norman Butler, QC (15 September 1930 28 February 2010) was an English judge, who was the senior judge at Southwark Crown Court. He was born in Hackney, London.

Career

Butler was called to the bar in the Middle Temple, 1955. His career was interrupted by National Service; he was a 2nd lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps, 1956–57. He became a QC in 1975. He was a Recorder of the Crown Court, 1977–82, a Circuit Judge, 1982–97, and senior judge at Southwark Crown Court, 1984–97.

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