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Richard Norton (justice)

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at around the same time. Between November 1414 and December 1420 he also appeared as a regular Trier of Petitions in Parliament.
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He was the son of Adam Conyers, who changed his name to Adam Norton when he married the heiress of
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in 1407. He also served as a justice of the peace from 1399 onwards, initially for the
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in 1401. On 4 June 1405 he was appointed to the trial of those involved in
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but later for other areas. He died on 20 December 1420, and was buried in
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a month later on 26 of June, becoming Chief justice of the
264: 259:This English law–related biographical article is a 90:Norton served on many government commissions under 152: 94:and Henry V, most notably as a commissioner of 284: 8: 163:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 291: 277: 193: 67:. He was appointed as a justice for the 160:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 151:Kingsford, C.L; Dockray, Keith (2004). 143: 154:"Oxford DNB article: Norton, Richard" 7: 235: 233: 28:(died 1420) was a British justice. 320:Chief justices of the Common Pleas 263:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 63:, and in the same year was made a 39:. Norton is first mentioned as an 14: 212:Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 251: 244: 238: 1: 330:Justices of the Common Pleas 184:UK public library membership 335:English law biography stubs 157:. In Dockray, Keith (ed.). 43:in 1399, and was created a 351: 325:Serjeants-at-law (England) 232: 218: 209: 201: 196: 128:North Riding of Yorkshire 169:10.1093/ref:odnb/20352 222:Sir William Babington 69:Court of Common Pleas 75:on 23 May 1413, and 315:English barristers 272: 271: 228: 227: 219:Succeeded by 182:(Subscription or 96:Oyer and terminer 49:Richard le Scrope 33:Norton-on-Derwent 342: 293: 286: 279: 255: 254: 250: 249: 248: 242: 234: 216:1413–1420 205:William Thirning 202:Preceded by 194: 188: 187: 179: 177: 175: 156: 148: 55:justice for the 350: 349: 345: 344: 343: 341: 340: 339: 300: 299: 298: 297: 252: 243: 237: 230: 224: 215: 207: 192: 191: 181: 173: 171: 150: 149: 145: 140: 65:King's Serjeant 45:Serjeant-at-law 12: 11: 5: 348: 346: 338: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 302: 301: 296: 295: 288: 281: 273: 270: 269: 256: 226: 225: 220: 217: 208: 203: 199: 198: 197:Legal offices 190: 189: 142: 141: 139: 136: 120:Northumberland 20:Richard Norton 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 347: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 307: 305: 294: 289: 287: 282: 280: 275: 274: 268: 266: 262: 257: 247: 241: 236: 231: 223: 214: 213: 206: 200: 195: 185: 170: 166: 162: 161: 155: 147: 144: 137: 135: 134:, Yorkshire. 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 88: 86: 82: 78: 77:Chief Justice 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 29: 27: 24: 21: 18: 265:expanding it 258: 229: 210: 172:. Retrieved 158: 146: 89: 30: 19: 15: 310:1420 deaths 124:Henry Percy 17:His Worship 304:Categories 186:required.) 138:References 81:Palatinate 57:Palatinate 174:1 October 104:Yorkshire 85:Lancaster 37:Yorkshire 92:Henry IV 41:Advocate 112:Suffolk 108:Norfolk 73:Henry V 180: 100:Durham 61:Durham 53:Assize 116:Devon 261:stub 176:2008 132:Wath 114:and 165:doi 98:in 83:of 71:by 59:of 35:in 306:: 110:, 106:, 102:, 26:JP 23:KS 292:e 285:t 278:v 267:. 178:. 167::

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His Worship
KS
JP
Norton-on-Derwent
Yorkshire
Advocate
Serjeant-at-law
Richard le Scrope
Assize
Palatinate
Durham
King's Serjeant
Court of Common Pleas
Henry V
Chief Justice
Palatinate
Lancaster
Henry IV
Oyer and terminer
Durham
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
Devon
Northumberland
Henry Percy
North Riding of Yorkshire
Wath
"Oxford DNB article: Norton, Richard"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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