The Right Honourable
Sir Kim Lewison
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
4 October 2011
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
High Court judge
Chancery Division
In office
29 April 2003 – 3 October 2011
Personal details
Born
Kim Martin Jordan Lewison

(1952-05-01) 1 May 1952 (age 71)
NationalityBritish
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
OccupationBarrister, judge
ProfessionLawyer

Sir Kim Martin Jordan Lewison, PC (born 1 May 1952) is a Lord Justice of Appeal. He is a graduate of Downing College, Cambridge, where he is an honorary Fellow.[1]

Early life and education

Lewison was born on 1 May 1952 to Anthony Frederick Lewison and Dinora Lewison (née Pines).[2][3] He was educated at St Paul's School, an all-boys private school in London.[3] He studied at Downing College, Cambridge.[3]

Legal career

Lewison was called to the bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1975 and has been a Bencher since 2003. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1991. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1994 and a Recorder in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 29 April 2003[4] and assigned to the Chancery Division, receiving the customary knighthood.

The following year, he was appointed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Lewison served as Chancery Supervising Judge from 2007 to 2009. On 3 October 2011, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal,[5] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council.

References

  1. ^ "The Rt Hon the Lord Justice Lewison Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". www.debretts.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Senior Judiciary". www.judiciary.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "LEWISON, Rt Hon. Sir Kim (Martin Jordan)". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 56924". The London Gazette. 2 May 2003. p. 5453.
  5. ^ "No. 59931". The London Gazette. 6 October 2011. p. 19091.


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