Sir Nigel Davis | |
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In procession in ceremonial dress at Llandaff Cathedral in 2013 | |
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 4 October 2011 – 10 March 2021 | |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 2001–2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 March 1951 |
Sir Nigel Anthony Lamert Davis, PC (born 10 March 1951)[1] is a former Lord Justice of Appeal.
Davis was educated at Charterhouse School and University College, Oxford.
Davis was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1975. In 1992, he became a Queen's Counsel. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998. The next year, he was named a Deputy High Court Judge. Davis was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 1 October 2001 and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division; he was knighted the same year. He served as a Presiding Judge for the Wales Circuit from 2006 to 2009. In 2011, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal effective 4 October 2011,[2] and it was announced he would receive the customary appointment to the Privy Council.[3] He retired as Lord Justice of Appeal with effect from 10 March 2021