William Davis (judge)
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Davis | |
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| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
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| Born | 20 June 1954 |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London |
Sir William Easthope Davis (born 20 June 1954), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Davis, is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.[1]
He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester and Queen Mary University of London.[2]
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1975. He was made a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) on 1 May 2014 and promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 October 2021.
He was awarded an honorary degree - the LLD - from Aston University in 2014, for services to the legal professional and legal education.
He was appointed to the Privy Council on 15 December 2021.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ ‘DAVIS, William Easthope’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-15-List-of-Business.pdf
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