| The Right Honourable Lord Dyson PC |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary) |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 11 January 2001 – 13 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Justice Nourse |
| High Court Judge | |
| In office 30 March 1993 – 11 January 2001 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | John Anthony Dyson 31 July 1943 |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Levy |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
John Anthony Dyson, Lord Dyson[n 1] (born 31 July 1943) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He is the second justice, after Lord Clarke, to be appointed directly to that court, and the first not to be a peer. However, by Royal Warrant, like all future appointees, he is styled "Lord Dyson" for life. The other ten judges automatically became members of the court when the judicial functions of the House of Lords were transferred to it.
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Dyson was educated at Leeds Grammar School and studied classics at Wadham College, Oxford. He was called to Bar at the Middle Temple in 1968, of which he was appointed a Bencher in 1990. He took silk in 1982 and was appointed a Recorder in 1986.
Dyson was appointed to the Bench of the High Court in 1993, sitting in the Queen's Bench Division, and received a knighthood. In 1998, he became Presiding Judge of the Technology and Construction Court, a specialist part of the Queen's Bench Division.
On 11 January 2001, Dyson was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal, a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, in succession to Lord Justice Nourse,[3][4] and was appointed to the Privy Council. In 2003, he was promoted to Deputy Head of Civil Justice, and in 2009 was said to have come a 'close second' to Lord Neuberger to succeed Lord Clarke as Master of the Rolls.[5]
Dyson was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court with effect from 13 April 2010,[6][7] and was sworn in on 19 April.[8] His appointment brought the Supreme Court up to full strength by filling a vacancy that had existed since the court began work in October 2009.
Dyson married Jacqueline Levy in 1970, with whom he has a son and daughter.
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