Denys Roberts - Family

Family

Roberts was married to Brenda Marsh in 1949. The couple had one son and one daughter. The marriage ended in divorce in 1973. In 1985, he married Anna Fiona Dollar Alexander, with whom he has a son.

Roberts is a keen cricketer. He took part in the Minor Counties Championship representing Hertfordshire in 1948. He was president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1989 to 1990. He is also a member of the Royal Commonwealth Society and has written a number of books and stories on law and colonial life.

Experience
  • Barrister-at-law
    (1950–1953)
  • Crown Counsel, Nyasaland
    (1953–1959)
  • Attorney-General, Gibraltar
    (1960–1962)
  • Ex-officio member of Executive and Legislative Council of Gibraltar
    (1960–1962)
  • Solicitor-General, Hong Kong
    (1962–1966)
  • Attorney-General, Hong Kong
    (1966–1973)
  • Ex-officio member of Executive and Legislative Council of Hong Kong
    (1960–1962)
  • Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong
    (1973–1976)
  • Chief Secretary, Hong Kong
    (1976–1978)
  • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong
    (1979–1988)
  • Chief Justice of Brunei Darussalam
    (1979–2001)
  • President of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda
    (1988–1994)
  • President of Marylebone Cricket Club
    (1989–1990)
  • Non-permanent Hong Kong Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
    (1997–2003)
  • President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam
    (2002–2003)

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