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What role did Sir Edward Coke have in the Court of Star Chamber?

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Following his dismissal as chief justice in 1616 and his subsequent return to public life, Sir Edward Coke served as a judge on the Court of Star Chamber by 1617.1

The Star Chamber was a court composed of judges and privy councillors that operated based on the king's prerogative rather than the common law. While Coke is historically celebrated for his defense of common law supremacy against royal prerogative, his role in the Star Chamber occurred during a period when he was making a gradual return to public service and had been reappointed to the Privy Council.21