James Miskin

Sir James William Miskin, (11 March 1925 – 21 November 1993) was a British barrister and judge. He served as Recorder of London, the senior judge at the Central Criminal Court Old Bailey, from 1975 to 1990.

Early life James William Miskin was born in Hong Kong on 11 March 1925, the son of Geoffrey Miskin, general manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Returning to England, he was educated at Haileybury School in Hertfordshire. He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve between 1943 and 1946, before going to Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating in 1949.

In 1951 he married Mollie Joan Milne, they having two sons and two daughters. The couple later divorced, and in 1980 Miskin married Sheila Joan Collett.

Career Miskin was called to bar in 1951 and developed a common law practice, principally in family and medical negligence work, being appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1967.

For many years Miskin was a lieutenant of the City of London and was knighted in the 1983 Birthday Honours list.