Richard Aikens
| The Right Honourable Sir Richard Aikens | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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Assumed office 19 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Justice Gage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1948 |
Sir Richard John Pearson Aikens PC (b. 28 August 1948)[1] is a former member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, having retired from that body on the 1st of November 2015.
Career
Aikens was educated at Norwich School and St John's College, Cambridge.[2] He was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1973 and made a Bencher in 1994. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1986. He was appointed a Recorder in 1993. On 6 May 1999, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice, receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. On 19 November 2008, Aikens became a Lord Justice of Appeal,[3] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council the same year.
See also
References
- ↑ Senior Judiciary List Archived 2012-07-28 at WebCite
- ↑ "Masters of the Bench - The Rt Hon Lord Justice Richard Aikens". The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Press Notice: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and Lords Justices of Appeal". number10.gov.uk. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009.
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