| The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes 11 August 1948 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Lord Justice of Appeal |
| Title | Rt Hon Lord Justice, PC |
Sir Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes (born St Albans, Hertfordshire, 11 August 1948), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Hughes, became a Lord Justice of Appeal on 24 April 2006,[1] following the retirement of Lord Justice Rose. He was made a Member of the Privy Council on 19 July 2006.
He was educated at Tettenhall College and Van Mildert College, University of Durham[2] before being called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1970 and was a Crown Court Recorder from 1988 to 1997, being Head of Chambers until 1997 of No.1 Fountain Court Chambers, Birmingham. He was appointed a QC 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 in 2004.