Nicholas Blake (judge)
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Sir Nicholas Blake | |
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| High Court Judge | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
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| Born | 21 June 1949 |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Sir Nicholas John Gorrod Blake (born 21 June 1949), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Blake, is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
He was educated at Cranleigh School and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1]
He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1974 and became a bencher there in 2002. He was made a QC in 1994, specialising in immigration, asylum and free movement and human rights law. He was a founding member of Matrix Chambers[2] and first chair of its management committee. He was appointed as a special advocate and as a Deputy High Court judge in 2002, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2007. From 2004 to 2013 he was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.[3]
From 2010 to 2013 he was President[4] of the newly established Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). He served as a British representative of the International Association of Judges.[2]
Blake retired from the bench on 3 October 2017.[5]
References[]
- ^ ‘BLAKE, Hon. Sir Nicholas (John Gorrod)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Members - Matrix International". Matrix International. May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "Courts and Tribunals Judiciary | Mr Justice Blake". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. July 31, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "New President announced". Free Movement. November 20, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-sir-nicholas-john-gorrod-blake/
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