1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford shire ▁Qu arter ▁S essions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Or r ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁judge , ▁joining ▁the ▁Pro b ate , ▁Div or ce , ▁and ▁Admir alty ▁Division , ▁which ▁was ▁unusual , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁only ▁rarely ▁appeared ▁in ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁coun sel . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁by ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁at ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ou rable ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁together ▁with ▁Sir ▁John ▁Steph enson , ▁Or r ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁of ▁App e al . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Sir ▁John ▁Pass more ▁W id g ery ▁was ▁created ▁Lord ▁W id g ery ▁and ▁became ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice . ▁Judge ▁Alfred ▁H oll ings ▁Q C ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁replace ▁Or r ▁in ▁the ▁Pro b ate , ▁Div or ce , ▁and ▁Admir alty ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court , ▁and ▁Or r ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Or r ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁a ▁less ▁senior ▁man , ▁Geoff rey ▁Lane