Andrew Popplewell

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Lord Justice Popplewell
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
21 October 2019
High Court Judge
In office
3 October 2011 – 21 October 2019
Personal details
Born (1959-01-14) 14 January 1959 (age 63)
Spouse(s)Dr. Debra Lomas
ChildrenAnna Popplewell
Lulu Popplewell
Freddie Popplewell
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge

Sir Andrew John Popplewell PC (born 14 January 1959), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Popplewell, is a Lord Justice of Appeal (a judge of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales), having previously served as a High Court judge.[1]

Son of Sir Oliver Popplewell, he was educated at Radley College and Downing College, Cambridge. He has three children: Anna Popplewell, actress star of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Lulu Popplewell, who played Daisy in Love Actually, and Freddie Popplewell, a barrister.[2]

He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1981. He was made a QC in 1997 and was a recorder from 2002 to 2011. He was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) in 2011. On 21 October 2019, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Biographies of the five newly appointed Court of Appeal Judges 2019".
  2. ^ "Freddie Popplewell".
  3. ^ "No. 62806". The London Gazette. 24 October 2019. p. 19180.
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