Stareleigh

The Judge who was to try the case, Mr. Justice Stareleigh, as is well known, was drawn from Sir Stephen Gaselee, of whose name Stareleigh is a sort of synonym.

Bardell v. Pickwick Charles Dickens 1841

Miss Campbell is perhaps acquainted with "Pickwick" and I would remind her of that famous (and golden) ruling of Stareleigh, J.: to the effect that you mustn't tell us what the soldier said; it's not evidence.

The Angels of Mons The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War Arthur Machen 1905

It may be thought that no judge of the pattern of Stareleigh could be found now, but we could name recent performances in which incidents such as,

Pickwickian Manners and Customs Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

He had been fourteen years on the Bench, and, like Stareleigh, belonged to the Common Pleas.

Bardell v. Pickwick Charles Dickens 1841

From the general description in the text, it is evident Stareleigh was the prey of gouty affections -- which swelled him into grotesque shape, and he found himself unequal to the office.

Bardell v. Pickwick Charles Dickens 1841

Mr.. Cluppins, Mr. Perker, and Bob Sawyer) as silent spectators, seems to me almost as inconsistent with the spirit of the tale as his other proposal to kidnap Mr. Justice Stareleigh in the boot of Mr. Weller's coach, and substitute for his lordship the Chancery prisoner in an iron mask.

From a Cornish Window A New Edition Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903