Adrian Fulford

The Honourable
 Mr Justice Fulford
Judge of the International Criminal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2003
Nominated by Lord Irvine of Lairg
as Lord Chancellor
Appointed by Assembly of States Parties
Judge of the High Court of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
2002
Nominated by Tony Blair
as Prime Minister
Appointed by Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born Adrian Bruce Fulford
8 January 1953 (1953-01-08) (age 59)
Alma mater University of Southampton

Sir Adrian Bruce Fulford (born 8 January 1953), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Fulford, is a British judge, and currently a member of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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Early life

Fulford was born on 8 January 1953, and educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and the University of Southampton. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple as a barrister in 1978, and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1994. He was made a Recorder of the Crown Court in 1995 (re-appointed in 2001), and a judge of the High Court in November 2002.

High Court

Since 2002, he has been a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales, being knighted shortly after his appointment. He was the first openly gay lawyer to join the ranks of the judiciary (on his appointment as a Recorder in 1995).[1] Although now a judge of the ICC, Fulford continues his work in the United Kingdom and has presided over a number of high-profile cases, including the 21 July 2005 London bombings trial[2] and the trial of terrorist plotter Saajid Badat.[3]

International Criminal Court

He was elected to serve as one of the eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court in 2003 for a term of nine years, and is assigned to the Trial Division.[4] He was sworn into office on 11 March 2003.[5] He is the presiding judge in the case against Thomas Lubanga, the ICC's first trial.[6]

References

  1. ^ The Independent (2 July 2006). "Gay Power: The pink list". Retrieved on 23 November 2007.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Kevin (12 July 2007). "4 in London Bomb Plot Get Life Terms". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071100223.html. Retrieved 2 April 2009. 
  3. ^ "Shoebomb plotter given 13 years". BBC News Online. 22 April 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4474307.stm. Retrieved 2 April 2009. 
  4. ^ International Criminal Court. Judge Sir Adrian Fulford. Retrieved on 23 November 2007.
  5. ^ Genocide Watch: 18 Judges Elected to International Criminal Court
  6. ^ International Criminal Court (12 July 2007). Decision notifying the election of the Presiding Judge in the case against Mr. Thomas Lubanga DyiloPDF (69.3 KB). Retrieved on 23 November 2007.