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Lord Justice Dingemans
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Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
21 October 2019
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
High Court Judge
Queen's Bench Division
In office
10 June 2013 – 21 October 2019
Chairman of the International Committee of the Bar Council
In office
2009–2011
Personal details
Born (1964-06-25) 25 June 1964 (age 58)

Sir James Michael Dingemans (born 25 June 1964), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Dingemans, is a judge of the Court of Appeal, having previously served as a High Court judge.

Legal career

Dingemans was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1987. He practised from Chambers at 3 Hare Court. He became a Queen's Counsel and a Recorder in 2002[1] and was approved to sit as a deputy High Court judge from 2010.[2]

On 10 June 2013, he was appointed a High Court judge,[3] receiving the customary knighthood in the 2014 Special Honours,[4] and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.

On 21 October 2019, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal[5] and has since 5 February 2020 been Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division.[6]

He is the co-author, with Can Yeginsu, Tom Cross, and Hafsa Masood of a leading textbook The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice, published by Oxford University Press.[7]

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Inner Temple

Inner Temple

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as the Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court and is a professional association for barristers and judges. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, a person must belong to one of these Inns. It is located in the wider Temple area, near the Royal Courts of Justice, and within the City of London. As a liberty, it functions largely as an independent local government authority.

Recorder (judge)

Recorder (judge)

A recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales and some other common law jurisdictions.

High Court judge (England and Wales)

High Court judge (England and Wales)

A Justice of the High Court, commonly known as a ‘High Court judge’, is a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges. High Court Judges wear red and black robes.

Knight Bachelor

Knight Bachelor

The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the most ancient sort of British knight, but Knights Bachelor rank below knights of chivalric orders. A man who is knighted is formally addressed as "Sir [First Name] [Surname]" or "Sir [First Name]" and his wife as "Lady [Surname]".

2014 Special Honours

2014 Special Honours

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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

The Court of Appeal is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The Court of Appeal was created in 1875, and today comprises 39 Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal.

Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press

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Source: "James Dingemans", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dingemans.

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References
  1. ^ "High Court Appointment – Dingemans" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Hon Mr Justice Dingemans". judiciary.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "No. 60533". The London Gazette. 13 June 2013. p. 11671.
  4. ^ "No. 60791". The London Gazette. 25 February 2014. p. 3889.
  5. ^ "No. 62806". The London Gazette. 24 October 2019. p. 19180.
  6. ^ "Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division". judiciary.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ Dingemans, Sir James; Yeginsu, Can; Cross, Tom; Masood, Hafsah (31 October 2013). The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-966096-4.


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