- David Kitchin
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Sir David Kitchin Lord Justice of Appeal Taking office
5 October 2011Succeeding Personal details Born 30 April 1955 Nationality British Alma mater Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Sir David James Tyson Kitchin (born 30 April 1955)[1] is a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Career
Having 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 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,[3] and it was announced he would receive the customary appointment to the Privy Council.[4]
References
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". www.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.
- ^ "Fitzwilliam College News". Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/about/newsitem-3-84. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Press Notice: Appointment of Lords Justices of Appeal". number10.gov.uk. 30 June 2011. http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/appointment-of-lords-justices-of-appeal/. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Privy Council appointments". number10.gov.uk. 3 November 2011. http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/privy-council-appointments-7/.
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