Reg v. Solomons (1890), 17 Cox, C. C. 93.
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As long as we have to administer the law we must do so according to the law as it is. We are not here to make the law.
— John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
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About John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge PC (3 December 1820 – 14 June 1894) was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor General for England and Wales, Attorney General for England and Wales, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.
About John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge PC (3 December 1820 – 14 June 1894) was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor General for England and Wales, Attorney General for England and Wales, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.
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