Richard Wilberforce

The Right Honourable The Lord Wilberforce CMG, OBE, PC
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office 1964–1982
Personal details
Born	11 March 1907
Died	15 February 2003 (aged 95)
Nationality	English
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Profession	Barrister, Judge

Richard Orme Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce CMG OBE PC (11 March 1907 – 15 February 2003), was a British judge, most notable for his report into coal miners' pay.

Richard Wilberforce was a great-great-grandson of the famous abolitionist William Wilberforce, and son of Samuel, a judge of the Lahore High Court. His mother Katherine was the daughter of John Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich. He was born in Jullundur, India and attended Norwich School, Sandroyd School, Winchester College and New College, Oxford, and was later elected a Prize Fellow of All Souls College. He also won the Eldon Scholarship at Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1932 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1954.

During World War II, Wilberforce served in the British Army, fighting in the Norwegian Campaign before being posted to the War Office. In 1944 he was attached to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. He ended the War with the honorary rank of Brigadier. For his wartime service, Wilberforce was appointed an OBE and received the American Bronze Star.

After the War, Wilberforce returned to the bar. He appeared in a number of high-profile International Court of Justice cases, such as the Corfu Channel case and the Norwegian Fisheries case. He was appointed a CMG in 1956.

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