He represented the Crown in the ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England, where cases were argued not by barristers but by advocates (see Doctor's Commons).
The position of Queen's Advocate remained vacant after the resignation of Sir Travers Twiss in 1872.
For example, before the British Supreme Court for China and Japan and in Malta the principal British Government lawyer was called the Crown Advocate.
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