Wintringham Stable

Sir Wintringham Norton Stable, (19 March 1888 – 23 November 1977) was a British High Court judge from 1938 to 1968.

Stable, known as "Owlie",

He was head of chambers at 2, Crown Office Row, which towards the end of his life moved premises and became known as Fountain Court Chambers. He admitted colleagues who gained his set a strong reputation for commercial litigation, especially Melford Stevenson QC, who succeeded him as head of chambers, Leslie Scarman QC, and Alan Orr QC.

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He married Lucie Murphy (née Freeman, d. 1976) in 1916. She was a widow with a young daughter. They had two sons, Philip and Owen, both of whom became QCs. and his summing up led to an applauded acquittal

His sentences in serious cases were not lenient, but they did not provoke public criticism. He had a reputation for showing 'tender mercy'