Noel Philo
Appearances
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
I'm absolutely certain that my father died of nothing other than retirement. He was an extremely busy man. He had fought in the First World War on the Western Front. I don't know whether he ever slept. But he retired at 69 and relaxed and loved it, but just deteriorated and died by when he was 71. So I have no great intention to retire. I love the job. I love the company.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
I have a lot of people who know me and I know them in the robing room. That's where we all get dressed up for work. I get on very well with most of the judges. And I just like what I do, and I think I do it well enough for people to be happy that I do it. I mean, obviously, if I got to the stage where nobody required my services because I was no longer any use, I wouldn't get any briefs.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
And at that stage, I would be retired. But I still get briefs. I'm not desperate if I do work. Equally, I'm not desperate if I don't, but I would miss the company. And I think that the old brain keeps going because you work it. It's use it or lose it, I think, with your brain as with any other part of the body.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
It depends what I'm doing. If I'm Mostly when I prosecute now, I'm not doing the most serious of cases. But if I'm having to defend somebody on a really serious charge, of course there's nerves.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Well, yeah, that's very trite. But I do think that doing what I do is of use. I don't think a good legal system can run without professionals to help the system along. And I think, or I hope, I still help the system along.
Global News Podcast
The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad
Well, your life expectancy after 90 goes down a bit. But as long as people want me, as long as I'm fit, I'll keep going. And how long that will be, I really don't know. My senior clerk says that he thinks I'll still be going when all the rest of us have retired, but I'm not sure about that.