Keith Matthewman

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.^[1]

Biography

Matthewman was born 8 January 1936 in Birdwell in South Yorkshire to Frank and Elizabeth Matthewman before his family moved to Chilwell where he attended Long Eaton Grammar School^[2] in Derbyshire. He then attended University College London, graduating in 1957 with a degree in law.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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