William St Julien Arabin

William St Julien Arabin (1773, Norwich  15 December 1841) was a British lawyer and judge who served as the Judge-Advocate-General of the Army for a three-and-a-half-month period (6 November 1838  21 February 1839).

Arabin attended St Paul's School, London and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1793, and was called to the bar in 1801. He was appointed serjeant-at-law in 1824. He was Deputy Recorder of the City of London. He served as Judge-Advocate-General of the Army 183839. He was a judge of the Central Criminal Court and of Sheriffs' Court, London. He was a Verderer of the forests of Epping and Hainault.[1]

As a judge, Arabin was known as an eccentric figure who was notorious for his confused pronouncements. Some of his most famous quotes include:

References

  1. Venn, John; Venn, John Archibald, eds. (September 2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9781108036115. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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