Godfrey Vick

Sir Godfrey Russell Vick KC (24 December 1892 – 27 September 1958) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal Party politician.

Vick was born West Hartlepool, the son of Richard William Vick JP and Emily née Oughtred. He was educated at The Leys School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He married Marjorie Hester Compston and the couple had two daughters and two sons, the younger of whom, Arnold Russell, also became a barrister and judge.

He served in the Durham Light Infantry during World War I, being called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1917, and practised successfully, largely as a criminal lawyer. He served both as Chairman of the Bar Council and variously as a recorder in Richmond (1930-1931), Halifax (1931-1939) and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1939-1956). He was subsequently made a county court judge, and became a bencher of the Inner Temple.

His service on public enquiries included:

He contested the constituency of Bishop Auckland at the 1918 General Election for the Coalition Liberals and finished second.

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