John Mitting

Sir John Edward Mitting (born 8 October 1947) is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Education

Mitting attended the Roman Catholic independent school Downside School and earned an LL.B at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[1]

He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1970 and made a bencher in 1996. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1987. He was appointed a Recorder in 1988.[1] On 3 April 2001, he was appointed a High Court judge, receiving the customary Knight Bachelor, and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He served as Chairman of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission from 2007 to 2012.[1] He presided over the Libel Case related to "Plebgate" and the Uber English language tests case.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sir John Edward Mitting 8.10.47". EXFL.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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