Lord Kitchin | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
In office 1 October 2018 –29 September 2023 | |
Nominated by | David Gauke |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Lord Hughes of Ombersley |
Succeeded by | Lady Simler |
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 5 October 2011 –30 September 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 April 1955 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Oundle School |
Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College,Cambridge |
David James Tyson Kitchin,Lord Kitchin,PC (born 30 April 1955) is a British judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2023. He has also served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 2011 to 2018.
Having attended Oundle School [1] and studied Natural Sciences as an undergraduate at Fitzwilliam College,Cambridge,Kitchin switched to Law in his final year and was called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) in 1977;he has been a bencher since 2003. During his university days,he also coxed the Cambridge team that won the 1975 Boat Race. [2]
He became a Queen's Counsel in 1994. In 2001,he was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 3 October 2005 [3] and assigned to the Chancery Division;he was knighted in the same year. Kitchin has served as Chancery Supervising Judge for the Wales,Western and Midland Circuits since 2009. In 2011,he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal effective 5 October 2011, [4] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council.
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