Mr Justice Francis | |
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Justice of the High Court | |
Assumed office 3 October 2016 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Nicholas Francis 22 April 1958 Glamorgan, Wales [1] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
Sir Peter Nicholas Francis, styled Mr Justice Francis, is a British High Court judge. [2]
Francis was educated at Radley College before going up to Downing College, Cambridge. [2]
Francis was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1981, and became a King's Counsel in 2002. He specialised in family law, and became head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row in 2002. [2]
He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1999 and later a Recorder to sit on the South Eastern Circuit in July, 2000. [3] [4]
He would be appointed as a Deputy High Court judge in 2011. He would later be appointed as a High Court judge in 2016 and assigned to the Family Division by the Lord Chief Justice. He received the customary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on16th of December 2016. [5] [6]
In 2017, he ruled on the controversial best interests case of Charlie Gard. [7]
Mr Justice Francis | |
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Justice of the High Court | |
Assumed office 3 October 2016 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Nicholas Francis 22 April 1958 Glamorgan, Wales [1] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
Sir Peter Nicholas Francis, styled Mr Justice Francis, is a British High Court judge. [2]
Francis was educated at Radley College before going up to Downing College, Cambridge. [2]
Francis was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1981, and became a King's Counsel in 2002. He specialised in family law, and became head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row in 2002. [2]
He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1999 and later a Recorder to sit on the South Eastern Circuit in July, 2000. [3] [4]
He would be appointed as a Deputy High Court judge in 2011. He would later be appointed as a High Court judge in 2016 and assigned to the Family Division by the Lord Chief Justice. He received the customary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on16th of December 2016. [5] [6]
In 2017, he ruled on the controversial best interests case of Charlie Gard. [7]