John Goldring
Sir John Goldring | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2017 | |
| Intelligence Services Commissioner | |
| In office 1 January 2017 – 1 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Mark Waller |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 12 January 2009 – 10 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Bernard Goldring 9 November 1944 Leicester, UK |
Sir John Bernard Goldring (born 9 November 1944, Leicester)[1] is a British judge. He currently sits as the President of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal,[2] and serves as the Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioner. He formerly sat on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Early life and education[]
John Goldring was born in Leicester and educated at local schools, including Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys. He read law at the University of Exeter, before following a pupillage in the Midlands.[3]
Career[]
He was called to the bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1969 and made a Bencher in 1996. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1987. He was a Recorder in the Crown Court from 1987 to 1999, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 1996. On 1 October 1997, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division; he received the customary knighthood the same year. He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal on 12 January 2009, whereupon he was appointed to the Privy Council.[4] He served as Deputy Senior Presiding Judge from October 2008[5] until his promotion to Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales on 1 January 2010.[6] His three-year term ended on 31 December 2012.[7]
He also served as a deputy senior judge of the Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus, a deputy High Court judge, and a judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey.
He was appointed as a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission in February 2006, as representative for the judiciary.[8]
It was announced in 2014 that he would be the coroner of fresh inquests for victims of the Hillsborough disaster.[9]
Personal life[]
Lord Justice Goldring lives in Oakham, Rutland with his wife Wendy. Lady Goldring is Vice Lord Lieutenant and a past High Sheriff of the County.
References[]
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". judiciary.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ Sir John Goldring to lead local appeal court
- ^ "Lord Justice Goldring (Doctor of Laws)". University of Leicester.
- ^ "Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and Lords Justices of Appeal". number10.gov.uk. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Senior Judicial Appointments Announced" (Press release). Judicial Communications Office. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Appointment of new Senior Presiding Judge" (Press release). Judicial Communications Office. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Appointment of new Senior Presiding Judge" (Press release). Judiciary of England and Wales. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Chair and Commissioners". Judicial Appointments Commission. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006.
- ^ "Appointed coroner for fresh Hillsborough Inquest". Hillsborough Inquests.
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