Sir Phillip Rodney Bridges CMG QC (9 July 1922 – 26 December 2007) was a British barrister and judge, who latterly served as Chief Justice of the Gambia from 1968 to 1983.
According to The Telegraph, he recalled one occasion when the man standing next to him was killed, and another where he escaped an ambush only to encounter the enemy again running in the opposite direction.
At one point, as Chief Justice, he reportedly earned the anger of Sir Dawda Jawara, the then President of the Gambia, for recalling Hugh Latimer's warning before being burned at the stake in 1555: "Corruption bringeth rebellion.
[3] He retired to England in 1983 and became the representative of The Gambia Legion in the UK and an honorary legal advisor to the British Ex-Commonwealth Services League.
[1] Writing in 2012, Hassan Bubacar Jallow said that Bridges' "sense of justice and fair play, his personal integrity and deep dedication to the Gambian people were never at any time in question during his long career.