Sir Carl Douglas Aarvold OBE, TD (7 June 1907 – 17 March 1991) was an English barrister who became Recorder of London.

[5] Two years later he married Noeline Hill at St George's, Hanover Square, and the marriage yielded three sons.

[6] His professional career was interrupted by World War II during which he served in the Royal Artillery and reached the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel.

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1945 for his war service and also received the Territorial Decoration[3] Embarking on a legal career, he was by 1951 the Recorder of Pontefract[7] and then Judge of the Lord Mayor's and City of London Court[8] (later Common Serjeant[9]).

By now Master of the Inner Temple he succeeded Edward Anthony Hawke to be Recorder of London, the Senior Judge at The Old Bailey in 1964, and was knighted in 1968.