William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, QC PC (6 September 1883 – 10 February 1962) was a British preacher, politician, barrister and judge, who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Normally known as "Norman Birkett", he was educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School. He was a Methodist preacher and a draper before attending Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1907 to study theology, history and law.

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  • William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, QC PC (6 September 1883 – 10 February 1962) was a British preacher, politician, barrister and judge, who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Normally known as "Norman Birkett", he was educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School. He was a Methodist preacher and a draper before attending Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1907 to study theology, history and law. Upon graduating in 1910 he worked as a secretary and was called to the Bar in 1913. Declared medically unfit for military service during World War I, Birkett used the time to make up for his late entry into the legal profession and was made a King's Counsel in 1924 (known as Queen's Counsel since the 1952 accession of Elizabeth II). He became a criminal defence lawyer and acted as counsel in a number of famous cases including the second of the Brighton trunk murders. A member of the Liberal Party, he sat in Parliament for Nottingham East twice, first in 1923 and again in 1929. Despite refusing a seat in the High Court of Justice in 1928, he was offered the position again in 1941 and accepted, joining the King's Bench Division. In 1945 he served as the alternate British judge at the Nuremberg trials, and he was made a Privy Councillor in 1947. He joined the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in 1950 but retired in 1956 when he had served for long enough to draw a pension. From 1958 he served in the House of Lords, and his speech against a private bill in 1962 saw it defeated by 70 votes to 36, two days before he died on 10 February 1962. Described as "one of the most prominent Liberal barristers in the first half of the 20th century" and "the Lord Chancellor that never was", Birkett was noted for his skill as a speaker, which helped him defend clients with almost watertight cases against them. As an alternate judge, Birkett was not allowed a vote at the Nuremberg Trials, but his opinion helped shape the final judgment. During his tenure in the Court of Appeal he oversaw some of the most significant cases of the era, particularly in contract law, despite his avowed dislike of judicial work.
  • William Norman Birkett, 1. Baron Birkett, PC war der stellvertretende britische Richter am Internationalen Militärgerichtshof beim Nürnberger Prozess gegen die Hauptkriegsverbrecher.
  • (William) Norman Birkett, 1 Baron Birkett, PC, était un avocat et un juge britannique réputé. Il fut juge suppléant pour le Royaume-Uni au procès de Nuremberg.
  • 初代バーケット男爵ウィリアム・ノーマン・バーケット（William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett 1883年9月6日 - 1962年2月10日）は、イギリス人の裁判官、MP。ニュルンベルク裁判で裁判官をつとめた。 ノーマン・バーケットはランカシャーのバロー・イン・ファーネス近くのアルバストンで生まれた。バロー・イン・ファーネス・グラマー・スクール（現パークヴュー・スクール）に通い、ケンブリッジ大学のエマニュエル・カレッジに通った。1910年からケンブリッジ・ユニオン・ソシエティーの会長をつとめた。 1923年から1924年、1929年から1931年にかけてノッティンガム・イーストからの選出でMPをつとめている。1958年からバーケット男爵となる。息子のマイケル・バーケットがいる。
  • William Norman Birkett, 1. Baron Birkett was een Britse rechter. In 1913 werd Birkett advocaat en hij specialiseerde zich al gauw tot strafpleiter. Hij zat korte tijd in de politiek en was een liberaal. Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd hij in 1945 benoemd tot plaatsvervangend rechter voor Sir Geoffrey Lawrence namens Groot-Brittannië bij de Processen van Neurenberg. Norman Birkett overleed op 10 februari 1962 op 78-jarige leeftijd.
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  • William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, QC PC (6 September 1883 – 10 February 1962) was a British preacher, politician, barrister and judge, who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Normally known as "Norman Birkett", he was educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School. He was a Methodist preacher and a draper before attending Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1907 to study theology, history and law.
  • William Norman Birkett, 1. Baron Birkett, PC war der stellvertretende britische Richter am Internationalen Militärgerichtshof beim Nürnberger Prozess gegen die Hauptkriegsverbrecher.
  • (William) Norman Birkett, 1 Baron Birkett, PC, était un avocat et un juge britannique réputé. Il fut juge suppléant pour le Royaume-Uni au procès de Nuremberg.
  • William Norman Birkett, 1. Baron Birkett was een Britse rechter. In 1913 werd Birkett advocaat en hij specialiseerde zich al gauw tot strafpleiter. Hij zat korte tijd in de politiek en was een liberaal. Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd hij in 1945 benoemd tot plaatsvervangend rechter voor Sir Geoffrey Lawrence namens Groot-Brittannië bij de Processen van Neurenberg. Norman Birkett overleed op 10 februari 1962 op 78-jarige leeftijd.
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