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William Davis (judge)

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Lord Justice Davis
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Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
1 October 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Charles III
High Court Judge
Queen's Bench Division
In office
1 May 2014 – 30 September 2021
Personal details
Born (1954-06-20) 20 June 1954 (age 68)
Alma materQueen Mary University of London

Sir William Easthope Davis (born 20 June 1954), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Davis, is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.[1]

He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester and Queen Mary University of London.[2]

He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1975. He was made a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) on 1 May 2014 and promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 October 2021.

He was awarded an honorary degree - the LLD - from Aston University in 2014, for services to the legal professional and legal education.

He was appointed to the Privy Council on 15 December 2021.[3]

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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

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Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London. Teaching in Mile End began as a philanthropic endeavour under the auspices of the East London College in the 1880s. Renamed Queen Mary College, after Mary of Teck, the College was admitted to the University of London in 1915. In 1989 the College merged with Westfield College, a college of the University of London, to form Queen Mary and Westfield College.

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.

High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

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Source: "William Davis (judge)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, September 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Davis_(judge).

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References
  1. ^ "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ^ ‘DAVIS, William Easthope’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  3. ^ https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-15-List-of-Business.pdf


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