Richard le Blond

Richard le Blond (or le Blound; died after 1325) was an Irish lawyer and judge of the early fourteenth century. After serving for many years as Serjeant-at-law (Ireland) he was rewarded for his services to the English Crown with a seat on the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).

He was born in Arklow, County Wicklow. It is unclear whether or not he was related to David le Blond, or le Blound, who was a justice of the Court of the Justiciar of Ireland during the same era; (there is some evidence that David came from County Cork, not Wicklow).

Richard was appointed King's Serjeant, as the office of Serjeant-at-law was then known, in 1297, jointly with William of Bardfield. in 1301 he appeared for the Crown at the assizes in County Louth and in the same year he was acting for the Crown in each of the Royal Courts in Dublin. In the second case, in 1305, he sued on behalf of King Edward I for the recovery of certain lands which belonged to him.

The official records show that he was highly regarded by the Crown. He has been described as a man who was "greatly knowledgeable in the law", and one "who gave the King praiseworthy service".