| The Right Honourable Sir John Thomas |
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| President of the Queen's Bench Division | |
| Taking office 3 October 2011 |
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| Succeeding | Sir Anthony May |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1947 |
Sir Roger John Laugharne Thomas, PC, (born 22 October 1947)[1] is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. He has been appointed President of the Queen's Bench Division effective 3 October 2011.[2]
Thomas was called to the Bar in 1969 (Gray's Inn). He became a Queen's Counsel in 1984 and was appointed a Recorder in 1987. In 1996, he was appointed to High Court, receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, serving on the Commercial Court until his appointment to the Court of Appeal. On 14 July 2003, Thomas became a Lord Justice of Appeal[2] and given the customary appointment to the Privy Council later that year. He served as the Commercial Court's senior presiding judge from 2003 to 2006, and President of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary from 2008 to 2010. In 2008, Thomas was also appointed Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division and Deputy Head of Criminal Justice. On 8 June 2011, it was announced he would succeed Sir Anthony May as President of the Queen's Bench Division from 3 October.[2]
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