Biography

Charles Ewan Law (1792-1850), judge, was born on 14 June 1792. He was educated at Winchester College and at St John's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1810. He graduated MA in 1812 and LLD in 1847. Admitted a member of the Inner Temple on 16 January 1813, Law was called to the bar on 7 February 1817, and subsequently took up practice as a barrister in London. On 30 January 1823 he was elected by the court of common council one of the four common pleaders of the city of London, and in 1828 he was appointed a judge of the sheriff's court. In 1829 he became a king's counsel, and in the same year was elected to the bench of the Inner Temple, of which he was treasurer in 1839. In November 1830 he was appointed to the office of common serjeant. On the resignation of Newman Knowlys in 1833 Law was elected to the post of recorder, which he continued to hold until his death. He died at his home, 72 Eaton Place, Belgrave Square, London, on 13 August 1850.

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