Anthony Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley

For other people called Anthony Hughes, see Anthony Hughes (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable
Lord Hughes of Ombersley
Kt

Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
9 April 2013
Preceded by Lord Dyson
Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
In office
3 February 2009 – 9 April 2013
Preceded by Lord Justice Rose
Succeeded by Lady Justice Hallett
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
24 April 2006 – 9 April 2013
Personal details
Born Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes
(1948-08-11) 11 August 1948
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Alma mater Van Mildert College, Durham
Occupation Judge

Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley, Kt, (born 11 August 1948 in St Albans, Hertfordshire) is an English judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was previously a Lord Justice of Appeal and Vice-President of the Criminal Division from 24 April 2006,[1] following the retirement of Lord Justice Rose, to 9 April 2013.

He was educated at Shrewsbury School and obtained a Bachelor of law degree from Van Mildert College, University of Durham. [2] He was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1970 and was a Crown Court Recorder from 1985 to 1997, being Head of Chambers until 1997 of No.1 Fountain Court Chambers, Birmingham. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1990, and a judge of the High Court of Justice, Family Division, from 1997 to 2003. He served as Presiding Judge on the Midland circuit from 2000 to 2003, and transferred to the Queen's Bench Division from 2004 to 2006. On 9 April 2013, he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.[3][4]

Selected cases

References

  1. ↑ "Lords Justices of Appeal".
  2. ↑ Profile at Burke's Peerage (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Trio of judicial appointments to the Supreme Court". Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "The 11 Supreme Court judges who could rule on UK's Brexit appeal". BBC News. 4 Nov 2016. Retrieved 4 Nov 2016.

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