The Lord Chancellor and the President of the Queen’s Bench Division have dismissed complaints against Judge David Wynn Morgan, who reprimanded a solicitor-advocate for dressing “like something out of Harry Potter”.
They found that HHJ Morgan was “entitled to challenge the appearance and status as a legal representative of Mr Alan Blacker, also known as Lord Harley and this did not amount to misconduct.
“HHJ Morgan has been issued with informal advice regarding how to deal with such situations in future. This is not, however, a form of rebuke or disciplinary sanction.”
Morgan J, a Circuit Judge sitting at Cardiff Crown Court, came under fire after he criticised the attire of solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker, telling him that he would refuse to hear him if he appeared like that in court again. Blacker wore a gown embellished with a medal, ribbons and badges.
Blacker, who uses his hereditary title when appearing before the Crown court, accused Judge Morgan of judicial bias.
