William Scroggs

William Scroggs (c. 1623 – 25 October 1683) was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1678 to 1681. He is best remembered for presiding over the Popish Plot trials, where he was accused of showing bias against the accused.

Quotes

• A woman's notes will not signify much truly, no more than her tongue.
  • Trial of Richard Langhorne (14 June 1679), 7 How. St. Tr. 437. The Tryal of Richard Langhorn (Dublin, 1679), p. 18

External links

• Encyclopedic article on William Scroggs on Wikipedia
• The Dictionary of Legal Quotations