Sir Stephen Eyre Kt KC, styled Mr Justice Eyre, is a British High Court judge.[1][2]
Mr Justice Eyre | |
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High Court Judge Kings Bench Division | |
Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
Appointed by | Lord Chief Justice |
Monarch | Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | Stourbridge | 17 October 1957
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | |
Eyre was born in Stourbridge on the 17th of October 1957 where he attended Solihull School in the West Midlands.[2]
He later began his studies in 1976 at New College, Oxford, becoming a Bachelor of Arts in 1979 and Bachelor of Civil Law in 1980.[3] He would later become a Master of Laws in 2010 at Cardiff University.[3]
He was called to the Bar in 1981 by Inner Temple, making him the first lawyer in his family.[4][1] He then began work in 'Fountain Court Chambers' until 2002 where he moved to 'St Phillips Chambers'.[3][5]
Eyre was appointed as a Recorder in 2005 and in 2007, appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge for the First-tier Tribunal of Health, Education and Social Care.[6]
He would later be appointed as a Circuit judge in 2015 and assigned to the Birmingham, Leamington Spa and Wolverhampton Circuit.[4][5] In 2017 he was appointed to the Business and Property Courts in Manchester and Liverpool, as a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge.[6]
Eyre was appointed King's Counsel in 2015.[2]
In 2021, Eyre was appointed as a High Court Judge and assigned to the King's Bench Division. He was given the customary title of Knight Bachelor (Kt) by the then monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.[1]