Nigel Davis
Sir Nigel Davis | |
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Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 4 October 2011 – 10 March 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 March 1951 |
Sir Nigel Anthony Lamert Davis, PC (born 10 March 1951)[1] was a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Education[]
Davis was educated at Charterhouse School and University College, Oxford.
Career[]
Davis was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1975. In 1992, he became a Queen's Counsel. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998. The next year, he was named a Deputy High Court Judge. Davis was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 1 October 2001 and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division; he was knighted the same year. He served as a Presiding Judge for the Wales Circuit from 2006 to 2009. In 2011, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal effective 4 October 2011,[2] and it was announced he would receive the customary appointment to the Privy Council.[3] He retired as Lord Justice of Appeal with effect from 10 March 2021
References[]
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". www.judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Press Notice: Appointment of Lords Justices of Appeal". number10.gov.uk. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Privy Council appointments". number10.gov.uk. 3 November 2011.
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