Desmond Fennell (judge)

Sir John Desmond Augustine Fennell OBE (17 September 1933 – 29 June 2011) was a British barrister and judge who chaired the public inquiry into the 1987 King's Cross fire. He was a High Court judge from 1990 to 1992, when he was forced to retire as a result of a stroke.^[1][2][3]

Sir Desmond Fennell OBE
Fennell in 1990
Born	John Desmond Augustine Fennell (1933-09-17)17 September 1933 Lincoln, England
Died	29 June 2011(2011-06-29) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)	Barrister and judge
High Court Judge Queen's Bench Division
In office 1990–1992

Fennell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1982 New Year Honours "for political service in Wessex",^[4] and knighted in 1990.^[3]

Early life

Fennell was born on 17 September 1933 in Lincoln, England.

Personal life

In 1966, he married Susan Trusted (1939—). They had three children, including a son and two daughters.^[5]