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Nicholas Patten

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Sir Nicholas Patten
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
9 July 2009 – 8 August 2020
Preceded byLord Justice Collins
Personal details
Born (1950-08-07) 7 August 1950 (age 73)

Sir Nicholas John Patten (born 7 August 1950)[1] is a former member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

Education

Tulse Hill Comprehensive School for boys; Christ Church, Oxford.

Career

Patten was called to the bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1974 and made a Bencher in 1997. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Deputy High Court judge in 1998. On 2 October 2000, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice,[2] receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Chancery Division. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster from 2005 to 2008.[3] On 8 June 2009, Patten became a Lord Justice of Appeal,[4] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council the same year. He retired on 8 August 2020, having reached the statutory retirement age for judges.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Senior Judiciary". judiciary.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 55989". The London Gazette. 5 October 2000. p. 11136.
  3. ^ "Lord Justice of Appeal" (Press release). Number10.gov.uk. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ "No. 59088". The London Gazette. 11 June 2009. p. 9933.
  5. ^ "Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice Patten". judiciary.uk. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.