The Right Honourable
Lord Justice Dingemans
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
21 October 2019
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Justice of the High Court
In office
10 June 2013 – 21 October 2019
Personal details
Born (1964-06-25) 25 June 1964 (age 59)

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 2014,[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 Hafsah Masood of a leading textbook The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice, published by Oxford University Press.[7]

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. August 2022. 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. 6 February 2020. 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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