Sir Richard de Willoughby (c. 1290 – March 14, 1362) was an English lawyer, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench for three periods between 1332 and 1340. He is probably best known for an episode in 1332 when ? while serving on a commission in the east midlands as a justice of the King?s Bench ? he was abducted by the infamous criminal gang the Folvilles. He was released for a ransom of 1300 marks.

Willoughby fell victim to Edward III's purge of the administration in 1340-1, where he was stripped of his office and heavily fined for certain ill-defined accusations. He was, however, restored to the common bench in 1343, where he served until 1357. He died on March 14 1362, and was buried in the church of Willoughby on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire, where his imposing effigy can still be seen.

References

• S. J. Payling, 'Willoughby, Sir Daniel(c.1290?1362)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29601, accessed 7 Aug 2006]