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The Rt. Hon. Christopher Palles, PC, QC (25 December 1831 – 14 February 1920), was an Irish barrister and perhaps the most eminent Irish judge of his time. ==Biography== Palles was born on Christmas Day at Mount Palles, near Mountnugent, in south County Cavan, Ireland. He was the third son of Andrew Christopher Palles (1801-1880), a solicitor, and his wife Eleanor Mary Palles (née Plunkett) (1801-1877).〔(Oxford DNB ) accessed 24 June 2008〕 Palles was educated at Clongowes Wood College and Trinity College, Dublin (from where he graduated in 1852, having been a non-Foundation Scholar (Catholics were not allowed be full 'Scholars of the House') in Mathematics and Physics), and he was called to the Irish Bar in 1853. He became Doctor of Laws and Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1865. He was the Solicitor General from February to November 1872.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Dictionary of Ulster Biography )〕 He was appointed Attorney General in that year and made a member of the Privy Council. He unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary constituency of Londonderry in 1872, much to the annoyance of the Government, which normally relied on the Irish Attorney General to defend its Irish policies from the floor of the House of Commons. In 1874 he was appointed to the bench, becoming Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.〔 In 1898 the Exchequer division was merged in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. From that time the Chief Baron sat as one of the judges of the Queen's Bench division, and also as a judge of appeal. During his 40 years on the Bench he gained a reputation for eminence which has never been equalled by any other Irish judge. Chief Baron Palles retired from the bench, due to age and increasing ill-health, in 1916, by letter to Prime Minister H.H. Asquith who replied that for many years to come the words of "Palles CB" would be cited with approval, a prophecy which proved to be true. He died in Dublin in 1920. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Palles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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