Langer Owen
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Sir Langer Meade Loftus Owen (27 August 1862 – 25 January 1935) was an Australian lawyer and judge.
Owen was a son of Sir William Owen, Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
He was educated at New School, Darlinghurst, Charterhouse School, England, and New College, Oxford.[1] He was appointed KC in February 1906.
During the war years (1914–1918), he was an untiring worker for the Red Cross and was awarded a CBE in 1918 for his service.[2]
He was appointed to the Supreme Court Bench in 1922, and presided over many important divorce suits, notably the Field case, which lasted 89 days, with costs amounting to around £40,000; many millions in today's currency.[3]
He retired in June 1932, and then served as chairman of the Australian Performing Rights Association. He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1934.[4]
Sir Langer Owen was noted for his unfailing courtesy, and was a stickler for public morality; he acted as president of the Bribery and Secret Commissions Prevention League.[5]
