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David Kitchin, Lord Kitchin

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Lord Kitchin
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
1 October 2018
Nominated byDavid Gauke
Appointed byElizabeth II
Preceded byLord Hughes of Ombersley
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
5 October 2011 – 30 September 2018
Personal details
Born (1955-04-30) 30 April 1955 (age 67)
NationalityBritish
EducationOundle School
Alma materFitzwilliam College, Cambridge

David James Tyson Kitchin, Lord Kitchin, PC (born 30 April 1955) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He has also served as a Lord Justice of Appeal.

Career

Having attended Oundle School[1] and 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[3] 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,[4] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council.

He became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 1 October 2018,[5] taking the judicial courtesy title of Lord Kitchin.

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Oundle School

Oundle School

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Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

Gray's Inn

Gray's Inn

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Bencher

Bencher

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High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

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Source: "David Kitchin, Lord Kitchin", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 10th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kitchin,_Lord_Kitchin.

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References
  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Fitzwilliam College News". Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. ^ "No. 57779". The London Gazette. 7 October 2005. p. 12972.
  4. ^ "No. 59931". The London Gazette. 6 October 2011. p. 19091.
  5. ^ "Appointments to the Supreme Court: 27 June 2018".


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