Barrington Black

Barrington Black (born 1932) is a British lawyer who was a member of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

Born in Leeds, although his great grandparents came from Russia (Bialystok) and Lithuania in 1880, a great uncle played cricket for Gloucestershire in 1911; another wrote speeches for Lloyd George in 1915, and a third became Lord Mayor of Bradford.

1984 Appointed Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate (now known as District Judge) sitting at Bow Street and Marylebone, 1985–93 Chairman Inner London Juvenile Court, 1991–93 Chairman Family Court, 1987 Assistant Recorder, 1989 Recorder, 1993–2005 Circuit Judge.

Then, post official retirement age, he was invited to sit as Deputy Circuit Judge from 2005–07.

However, in January 2012, and approaching his 80th birthday he was invited to take up a 2-year appointment as full-time Judge of Supreme Court in Gibraltar, specifically to clear up a criminal backlog in the Protectorate, retiring in April 2014.