Sir Walter Sidney Shaw ( 15 April 1863 – 24 April 1937 ) was an English lawyer and judge in the early 20th century . He served as a judge in a number of British colonies , his last judicial appointment being the Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements . He was also the chairman of the Shaw Commission which investigated the 1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Walter Shaw (judge)