Keith Matthewman
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His Honour Keith Matthewman (1936 - 2008) was a judge who retired in 2001. He was known for his outspoken views. He was the first judge to have a regular slot on British television.
in South Yorkshire to Frank and Elizabeth Matthewman before his family moved to Chilwell
where he attended Long Eaton Grammar School in Derbyshire. He then attended University College London
, graduating in 1957 with a degree in law.
Matthewman worked as a salesman and teacher whilst undertaking study in his spare time for the bar exam before joining the licensing department of Rolls-Royce
. In 1962 he joined a law practice, and although offered an opportunity to be a Labour Party
M.P. he stayed in the legal profession and was made a circuit judge in 1977.
He came to prominence when he appeared on television Caution: Our Hands Are Tied in 1992 and later in Central TV's Crimestalker. He retired in 2001.
Biography
Matthewman was born 8 January 1936 in BirdwellBirdwell, South Yorkshire
Birdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.Birdwell is located approximately 4.5 miles south of Barnsley and neighbouring villages include Worsbrough Village, Tankersley , and Hoyland Common.The A61 Birdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of...
in South Yorkshire to Frank and Elizabeth Matthewman before his family moved to Chilwell
Chilwell
Chilwell is a residential suburb of Greater Nottingham, in the Borough of Broxtowe of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until 1935.-History:...
where he attended Long Eaton Grammar School in Derbyshire. He then attended University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, graduating in 1957 with a degree in law.
Matthewman worked as a salesman and teacher whilst undertaking study in his spare time for the bar exam before joining the licensing department of Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
. In 1962 he joined a law practice, and although offered an opportunity to be a Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
M.P. he stayed in the legal profession and was made a circuit judge in 1977.
He came to prominence when he appeared on television Caution: Our Hands Are Tied in 1992 and later in Central TV's Crimestalker. He retired in 2001.