Lord Richards of Camberwell | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Dominic Raab |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lady Arden of Heswall |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 2015–2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1951 |
| Education | Oundle School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
David Anthony Stewart Richards, Lord Richards of Camberwell, PC (born 9 June 1951) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Biography
The son of Kenneth Richards, MBE and Winifred Richards, he was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1973; MA 1980). [1]
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1974. He was made a QC in 1992 and judge of the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) in 2003. He was appointed as a chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in 2014.
He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal on 16 November 2015. He retired on reaching the then applicable retirement age of 70 in June 2021. [2]
On 17 August 2022, it was announced that Richards had been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. [3] Lord Richards was sworn in on 3 October 2022, when it was announced that he would take the judicial title Lord Richards of Camberwell. [4] [5]
References
- ^ ‘RICHARDS, Hon. Sir David (Anthony Stewart)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice David Richards
- ^ "New appointments to the UK Supreme Court and JCPC". www.gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Lord Richards Swearing in Ceremony". YouTube.
- ^ "Biographies of the Justices - the Supreme Court".
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Lord Richards of Camberwell | |
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| |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Dominic Raab |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lady Arden of Heswall |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 2015–2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1951 |
| Education | Oundle School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
David Anthony Stewart Richards, Lord Richards of Camberwell, PC (born 9 June 1951) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Biography
The son of Kenneth Richards, MBE and Winifred Richards, he was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1973; MA 1980). [1]
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1974. He was made a QC in 1992 and judge of the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) in 2003. He was appointed as a chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in 2014.
He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal on 16 November 2015. He retired on reaching the then applicable retirement age of 70 in June 2021. [2]
On 17 August 2022, it was announced that Richards had been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. [3] Lord Richards was sworn in on 3 October 2022, when it was announced that he would take the judicial title Lord Richards of Camberwell. [4] [5]
References
- ^ ‘RICHARDS, Hon. Sir David (Anthony Stewart)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice David Richards
- ^ "New appointments to the UK Supreme Court and JCPC". www.gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Lord Richards Swearing in Ceremony". YouTube.
- ^ "Biographies of the Justices - the Supreme Court".
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