Lawrence, Geoffrey, 1st Baron Oaksey, 1880-1971

Judges of the International Military Tribunal confer as War Crimes Trials open at Nuremberg, Germany. Passing a word with each other during the reading of the indictment are (center left) Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence, presiding Judge of Britain, and (center right) former United States Attorney General Francis Biddle.

The British judges at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. From left to right: General Ion Nikitchenko (Russian judge), Sir Norman Birkett, Sir Geoffrey Lawrence, and Francis Biddle (United States judge). Donor: Robert Jackson.

Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Donor: Robert Jackson.

Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence and Justice Norman Birkett from Great Britain at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Donor: Robert Jackson.