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Jonathan Baker (judge)

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Lord Justice Baker
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Baker in 2016
Court of Appeal Judge
Assumed office
2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Charles III
High Court Judge
Family Division
In office
2009–2018
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Leslie Baker

(1955-08-06) 6 August 1955 (age 67)
NationalityBritish
ResidenceOxford
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
OccupationBarrister
ProfessionBarrister

Sir Jonathan Leslie Baker (born 6 August 1955), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Baker, is a Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

He was educated at St Albans School and St John's College, Cambridge.[1]

He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1978. He was a recorder from 2000 to 2009, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Family Division) from 2009 - 2018.

In October 2017, he was appointed as the Senior Family Liaison Judge.[2]

In October 2018, he was appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal.

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Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales)

Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales)

A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord Justice of Appeal is the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. Despite the title, and unlike the former Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, they are not peers.

St John's College, Cambridge

St John's College, Cambridge

St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. The full, formal name of the college is the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge. The aims of the college, as specified by its statutes, are the promotion of education, religion, learning and research. It is one of the larger Oxbridge colleges in terms of student numbers. For 2022, St John's was ranked 6th of 29 colleges in the Tompkins Table with over 35 per cent of its students earning first-class honours. It is the second wealthiest college in Oxford and Cambridge, after neighbouring Trinity, at Cambridge.

Middle Temple

Middle Temple

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn. It is located in the wider Temple area of London, near the Royal Courts of Justice, and within the City of London. As a liberty, it functions largely as an independent local government authority.

High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC for legal citation purposes.

Source: "Jonathan Baker (judge)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, September 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Baker_(judge).

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References
  1. ^ "Jonathan Leslie Baker BAKER". Debrett's People of Today. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Courts and Tribunals Judiciary | New Senior Family Liaison Judge appointed". www.judiciary.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017.


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