Sir Ross Frederick Cranston (born 23 July 1948, Brisbane, Australia) , styled The Hon. Mr Justice Cranston, is a High Court judge, formerly a Labour Party politician, in the United Kingdom. An academic lawyer at the London School of Economics, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Dudley North at the 1997 general election, and served as Solicitor General from 1998 to 2001. After returning to the back-benches and speculation amongst colleagues, he announced in 2005 that he would not stand for Parliament again in the 2005 election. He was succeeded by Ian Austin. He was appointed as a High Court judge in October 2007, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division [[1]].
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Dudley North 1997–2005 |
Succeeded by Ian Austin |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Falconer of Thoroton |
Solicitor General for England and Wales 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by Harriet Harman |
