Sir Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier KCSI, KCIE (4 June 1866 – 17 November 1945) was a British Indian judge and the first Chief Justice of the Patna High Court during the British Raj.
Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier | |
|---|---|
| 1st Chief Justice of Patna High Court | |
| In office 1 March 1916 – 30 October 1917 | |
| Appointed by | George V |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Fredrick Dawson Miller |
| Judge of Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 1910–1915 | |
| Appointed by | George V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1866 |
| Died | 17 November 1945 (aged 79) |
Career
Sir Edward Chamier passed Indian Civil Service. He was knighted on 1 January 1916 and was appointed the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court on 1 March 1916 and retired on 30 October 1917. During this tenure he set up an example of judicial autonomy at the time of inaugurating the High Court building in 1916. In the opening ceremony Justice Chamier neither invited Lieutenant Governor of the province Sir Edward Albert Gait nor even Viceroy Lord Hardinge.
Chamier was legal adviser to the Secretary of State for India in 1925–26.
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