Nicholas Patten

The Right Honourable
Sir Nicholas Patten
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
9 July 2009
Preceded by Lord Justice Collins
Personal details
Born 7 August 1950

Sir Nicholas John Patten (born 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,[2] receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Chancery Division. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster from 2005 to 2008.[3] On 8 June 2009, Patten became a Lord Justice of Appeal,[4] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council the same year.

See also

List of Lords Justices of Appeal

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Judiciary". judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 55989. p. 11136. 5 October 2000.
  3. ↑ "Lord Justice of Appeal" (Press release). Number10.gov.uk. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59088. p. 9933. 11 June 2009.


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