Lincoln Crawford

Lincoln Santo Crawford, OBE (1 November 1944 – 12 July 2020) was a Trinidad-born British barrister.[1][2]

Biography

Lincoln Crawford arrived in the United Kingdom in 1967, aged 18, arriving on a cargo boat.[3]

Crawford attended Brunel University.[4] Crawford was called to the bar in 1977.[3]

Crawford worked at King's Bench Walk.[4][5]

Crawford was the most junior member of counsel to the inquiry into the 1981 Brixton riot led by Lord Scarman. Crawford was on the Commission for Racial Equality from 1984 to 1990 - he acted as its chairman in 1985. Between 1986 and 1990, Crawford was a member of the elected Inner London Education Authority for Tooting.[1]

Crawford was the chair of a 1996 review into the treatment of mentally ill patient Martin Mursell, a 2000 investigation into the employment policies of the British Council and a 2001 investigation into the schools admissions policies in Barnet.[1] Crawford chaired a 2004 Home Office working party on slavery.[6]

In 2007, Crawford addressed a United Nations event to commemorate the bicentenary of the end of the skave trade.[4]

Crawford worked as a recorder in employment law.[1]

Crawford's first marriage was to Janet Clegg, a civil servant.[4]

Crawford's second marriage was to Bronwen Jenkins, daughter of Clive Jenkins.[4] In 2006 Crawford was convicted of harassing Bronwen Jenkins, and was then made subject to a restraining order.[7] In 2012, Crawford was found to have breached the restraining order.[8] This meant that he became unable to judge cases, but he was able to continue practicing as a barrister.[9] In 2015, he was convicted of six counts of breaching the restraining order. He was sentenced to nine months, suspended for 24 months.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Speaight, Anthony (11 August 2020). "Lincoln Crawford obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Speaight, Anthony (11 April 2024). "Crawford, Lincoln Santo (1944–2020), barrister". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000381604. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8.
  3. 1 2 "Trailblazing black judge Lincoln Crawford dies at 73". Camden New Journal. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lincoln Crawford obituary". The Times. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Lawyers put at the mercy of the public". Law Society Gazette. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Slave descendants to sue Lloyd's". BBC News. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 Walters, Max (6 December 2017). "High Court criticises BSB for pursuing tougher sentence against barrister". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Judge's threat to ex-wife's new partner: 'I'll make you pay for this... creep'". Evening Standard. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Widdup, Ellen (13 April 2012). "Judge quits after hiding own crimes". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 August 2026.


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