- Nicholas Patten
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The Right Honourable
Sir Nicholas PattenLord Justice of Appeal Incumbent Assumed office
9 July 2010Preceded by Lord Justice Collins Personal details Born 7 August 1950 Sir Nicholas John Patten PC (b. 7 August 1950)[1] is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Career
Patten was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1974 and made a Bencher in 1997. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Deputy High Court judge in 1998. On 2 October 2000, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice, receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Chancery Division. On 4 June 2009, Patten became a Lord Justice of Appeal,[2] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council the same year.
See also
List of Lords Justices of Appeal
References
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". judiciary.gov.uk. http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Press Notice: Lord Justice of Appeal Appointment". number10.gov.uk. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090706042222/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page19403.
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