Murray Coutts-Tratter

Murray Coutts-Tratter (B. 1875 - ?) was the Chief justice of the Madras High Court.[1]

Biography

Tratter passed from St. Paul's School and called to Bar of Inner Temple. In 1901 he stood 1st class in classical Moderations and in the Final School of Hum. Tratter won Herford and Eldon Law Scholarships and became Assistant Professor of Greek, Liverpool in 1898. Tratter also served as Vinerian Professor of Law, Lecturer in Criminal Law and Evidence in Oxford. He came to Madras Presidency, worked under Justice Sir Walter George Salis Schwabe as a junior Barrister. In January 1915 he became the Puisne Judge of the Madras High Court[2] and elevated as the Chief Justice on 3 June 1924 and Knighted[3] and resigned in 1929[4] due to ill-health; he passed away aboard ship on the journey back to England.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The former Chief Justices". hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Indian Biographical Dictionary". Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The London Gazette" (PDF). May 30, 1924. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ Volume 1, S. Muthiah. "Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India". Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Madras miscellany". thehindu.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
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