Geoffrey le Scrope
Sir Geoffrey le Scrope | |
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| 18th Lord Chief Justice of England | |
| In office 21 March 1324 – 1 May 1329 | |
| Monarchs | Edward II Edward III |
| Prime Minister | Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (as Lord High Steward) |
| Chancellor | Robert Baldock (1324-1327) John Hotham (1327-1328) |
| Preceded by | Hervey de Stanton |
| Succeeded by | Robert de Malberthorp |
| 21st Lord Chief Justice of England | |
| In office 29 December 1330 – 28 March 1332 | |
| Monarch | Edward III |
| Prime Minister | Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (as Lord High Steward) |
| Chancellor | John de Stratford |
| Preceded by | Henry le Scrope |
| Succeeded by | Richard de Willoughby |
| 23rd Lord Chief Justice of England | |
| In office 20 September 1332 – 10 September 1333 | |
| Monarch | Edward III |
| Prime Minister | Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (as Lord High Steward) |
| Chancellor | John de Stratford |
| Preceded by | Richard de Willoughby |
| Succeeded by | Richard de Willoughby |
| 25th Lord Chief Justice of England | |
| In office 1337 – October 1338 | |
| Monarch | Edward III |
| Prime Minister | Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (as Lord High Steward) |
| Chancellor | Robert de Stratford |
| Preceded by | Richard de Willoughby |
| Succeeded by | Richard de Willoughby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1285 |
| Died | 2 December 1340 (aged 54–55) Ghent, Belgium |
| Resting place | Coverham Abbey, North Yorkshire |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Ivette de Ros |
| Relations | Henry le Scrope (brother) |
| Children | Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham Thomas Scrope William Scrope Stephen Scrope Geoffrey Scrope Lady Beatrice Luttrell Lady Constance Luttrell Ivetta de Hothom |
| Parent | William le Scrope (father) |
Sir Geoffrey le Scrope (1285 – 2 December 1340) was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench for four periods between 1324 and 1338.