After more than 30 years on the bench, culminating in his time as a widely admired lord chief justice of England and Wales (2008-13), Igor Judge, Lord Judge, was not the type to abandon public service. His subsequent career as an active parliamentarian and convenor of crossbench peers in the House of Lords saw him develop into an outspoken defender of democracy who warned of the dangers of an over-mighty executive.
Judge, who has died aged 82, gave lectures, published books and put down amendments at a time when the exercise of prime ministerial power threatened constitutional upheaval.
