Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann

British and South African judge (born 1934)

Leonard Hubert "Lennie"[1][2][3] Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, PC, GBS (born 8 May 1934) is a retired senior South African-British judge. He was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009.


The Lord Hoffmann

Official parliamentary photo of Lord Hoffmann
Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
10 January 2007 – 21 April 2009
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byLord Nicholls of Birkenhead
Succeeded byLord Hope of Craighead
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
21 February 1995 – 21 April 2009
Succeeded byLord Collins of Mapesbury
Personal details
Born
Leonard Hubert Hoffmann

(1934-05-08) 8 May 1934 (age 90)
Cape Town, South Africa
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Gillian Hoffmann
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
The Queen's College, Oxford
OccupationJurist

References

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  1. Sengupta, Kim (18 December 1998). "How Hoffmann's halo slipped". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. "Lord Hoffmann: A conservative liberal". BBC News. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. "Birthdays today". The Telegraph. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2014. Lord Hoffmann, a former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 79