William de Epworth

William de Epworth (died after 1348) was an English-born judge and Crown official in Ireland in the reign of King Edward III.

[4] In 1340 he was appointed second Baron of the Exchequer, but faced a challenge to his position from the Irish-born judge Nicholas de Snyterby.

[1] The matter was resolved in 1342 in Epworth's favour and Snyterby stood down; he did not suffer undue hardship, since, curiously by modern standards, he also had a seat on the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).

[2] King Edward III, who had appointed him "so long as he was of good behaviour", dismissed him from the Bench, and he was imprisoned in Dublin Castle.

[5] Having cleared his name, he was reappointed to the Bench in 1348,[2] but faced another challenge to his office from the Welsh-born judge John de Troye, who briefly replaced him.