Directory

1902 - 1962

Ma Pwa Hmee

First Burmese woman to be called to the Bar, first Burmese woman judge

Lily Tie Ten Quee

First woman in Jamaica to be called to the Bar.

Professor Leslie Thomas KC

The first Black Professor of Law in Gresham College’s 400-year history.

1927 - 2020

Leonard Woodley QC

First QC, Recorder of the Crown Court and Bencher of Afro-Caribbean heritage in the UK.

1901 - 1971

The Rt Hon The Lord Constantine MBE

Professional Cricketer, Activist, Britain’s first Black Peer and Middle Temple Honorary Bencher

1915 – 2014

Khushwant Singh

Barrister, diplomat, editor, novelist, poet, philosopher and columnist and one of the most dynamic figures in modern India.

Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo JSC CV

The first female justice of the Supreme Court in Ghana.

1866 – 1930

Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford MBE

An inspiration for Ghana’s independence movement.

Dr Gifty Edila

First Black director of law in a council in England and Wales

1908 - 1973

Ezlynn Deraniyagala

First woman to be admitted to the Colombo Bar.

1919 - 2005

Dame Mary Eugenia Charles DBE

First female lawyer and first female Prime Minister in Dominica.

1908 – 1991

Sir Edward Richards

First Black Bermudian to head the government of Bermuda and the first Premier of Bermuda.