Sir Alexander Roy Asplin Beldam, PC (29 March 1925 – 16 October 2020) was a British judge who served as Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales from 1989 until 2000.
[1] He was the son of the first-class cricketer and photographer George Beldam and his second wife, Margaret Underwood.
[1] In 1989, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, where he served until his retirement in 2000.
He also served as Legal Assessor to the General Medical Council from 1976–81, and as Chairman of the Law Commission from 1985–89.
[4] His daughter, Alexandra Beldam, was called to the Bar in 1981 and has been the Registrar of Criminal Appeals, Master of the Crown Office and Queen's Coroner since 5 November 2018.