Andrew McFarlane (judge)

The Right Honourable
Sir Andrew McFarlane
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
28 July 2011
Personal details
Born (1954-06-20) 20 June 1954
Alma mater Collingwood College, Durham University

Sir Andrew Ewart McFarlane (born June 20, 1954) is a Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales since 28 July 2011.

Early life and education

McFarlane was born on 30 June 1954.[1] He studied law at Collingwood College, Durham, and graduated from Durham University in 1975.[2]

McFarlane was called to the bar (Gray's Inn) in 1977 and has been a Bencher since 2003. In 1998, he became a Queen's Counsel. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1995 and a Recorder in 1999. The next year, he was named a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on April 18, 2005[3] and assigned to the Family Division, receiving the customary knighthood. McFarlane served as the Family Division Liaison Judge for the Midland Circuit from 2006 until his appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal[4] on 28 July 2011,[5] whereupon he received the customary appointment to the Privy Council.

References

  1. "Senior Judiciary". www.judiciary.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. http://issuu.com/communicationsoffice/docs/woodwords2010-11?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222
  3. "No. 57620". The London Gazette. 21 April 2005. p. 5195.
  4. "Appointment of Lords Justices of Appeal" (Press release). number10.gov.uk. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. "No. 59867". The London Gazette. 2 August 2011. p. 14721.


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