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==Parliamentary career==
==Parliamentary career==
He contested [[Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond (Yorks)]] in 1992. He was elected as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Dudley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Dudley North]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]] with more than half of the votes,<ref>[http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/dudleynorth/ UKPollingReport Election Guide » Dudley North<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and served as [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]] from 1998 to 2001, when he returned to the back benches. After speculation amongst colleagues, he announced in 2005 that he would not stand for [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] again in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 election]]. He was succeeded by [[Ian Austin (politician)|Ian Austin]].
He contested [[Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond (Yorks)]] in 1992. He was elected as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Dudley North (UK Parliament constituency)|Dudley North]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]] with more than half of the votes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/dudleynorth/|title=UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Dudley North|website=ukpollingreport.co.uk}}</ref> and served as [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]] from 1998 to 2001, when he returned to the back benches. After speculation amongst colleagues, he announced in 2005 that he would not stand for [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] again in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 election]]. He was succeeded by [[Ian Austin (politician)|Ian Austin]].


==Law career==
==Law career==
He was the Centennial Professor of Law at the LSE from 2005 to 2007, and returned as a professor of law from 2017.<ref>[http://www.alumni.uq.edu.au/ross-cranston-uk-high-court-judge The University of Queensland - System - Error 404<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
He was the Centennial Professor of Law at the LSE from 2005 to 2007, and returned as a professor of law from 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alumni.uq.edu.au/ross-cranston-uk-high-court-judge|title=The University of Queensland - System - Error 404<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}</ref>


He was appointed as a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] judge in October 2007, assigned to the [[High Court of Justice#Queen.27s Bench Division|Queen's Bench Division]].<ref>[http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=320034&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=True]</ref> [[Marcel Berlins]] wrote at the time that his appointment was unusual among judicial appointments in recent years, given that it occurred so soon after the end of his political career.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/oct/08/uk.law</ref> Cranston retired with effect from 16 March 2017.<ref>https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-sir-ross-frederick-cranston-fba/</ref>
He was appointed as a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] judge in October 2007, assigned to the [[High Court of Justice#Queen.27s Bench Division|Queen's Bench Division]].<ref>[http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=320034&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=True]</ref> [[Marcel Berlins]] wrote at the time that his appointment was unusual among judicial appointments in recent years, given that it occurred so soon after the end of his political career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/oct/08/uk.law|title=Marcel Berlins: MP, academic - and now high court judge|first=Marcel|last=Berlins|date=7 October 2007|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Cranston retired with effect from 16 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-sir-ross-frederick-cranston-fba/|title=High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Ross Frederick Cranston FBA|website=www.judiciary.gov.uk}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:54, 16 September 2017

Sir Ross Cranston
Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office
28 July 1998 – 11 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byLord Falconer
Succeeded byHarriet Harman
Member of Parliament
for Dudley North
In office
2 May 1997 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byIan Austin
Personal details
Born (1948-07-23) 23 July 1948 (age 76)
Brisbane, Australia
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Queensland, Harvard Law School, University of Oxford

Sir Ross Frederick Cranston (born 23 July 1948 in Brisbane, Australia) is a professor of law at London School of Economics and a retired High Court judge, formerly Labour Party politician, in the United Kingdom.

Early life

He attended Wavell State High School in Brisbane, Queensland. He was later a student at University of Queensland where he was awarded BA in 1969 and LLB in 1970. From Harvard Law School, he gained LLM in 1973. From Oxford University, he was awarded DPhil in 1976 and DCL in 1998. He became a barrister of Gray's Inn in 1976.

Cranston was a professor at London School of Economics from 1992-7 and the holder of the Cassell chair in commercial law from 1993 to 1997. Before that he held academic posts in the UK and Australia and the Sir John Lubbock chair in banking law at QMW, being a professor of Law at Queen Mary and Westfield College from 1986-91.

Parliamentary career

He contested Richmond (Yorks) in 1992. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Dudley North at the 1997 general election with more than half of the votes,[1] and served as Solicitor General from 1998 to 2001, when he returned to the back benches. After speculation amongst colleagues, he announced in 2005 that he would not stand for Parliament again in the 2005 election. He was succeeded by Ian Austin.

Law career

He was the Centennial Professor of Law at the LSE from 2005 to 2007, and returned as a professor of law from 2017.[2]

He was appointed as a High Court judge in October 2007, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[3] Marcel Berlins wrote at the time that his appointment was unusual among judicial appointments in recent years, given that it occurred so soon after the end of his political career.[4] Cranston retired with effect from 16 March 2017.[5]

References

  1. ^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Dudley North". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The University of Queensland - System - Error 404".
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Berlins, Marcel (7 October 2007). "Marcel Berlins: MP, academic - and now high court judge" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ^ "High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Ross Frederick Cranston FBA". www.judiciary.gov.uk.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Dudley North
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