David Kitchin, Lord Kitchin
| The Right Honourable Lord Kitchin | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Hughes of Ombersley |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 5 October 2011 – 30 September 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
David James Tyson Kitchin, Lord Kitchin (born 30 April 1955) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He has also served as a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Career
Having studied Natural Sciences as an undergraduate at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, Kitchin switched to Law in his final year and was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1977; he has been a bencher since 2003. During his university days, he also coxed the Cambridge team that won the 1975 Boat Race.[1]
He became a Queen's Counsel in 1994. In 2001, he was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 3 October 2005[2] and assigned to the Chancery Division; he was knighted in the same year. Kitchin has served as Chancery Supervising Judge for the Wales, Western and Midland Circuits since 2009. In 2011, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal effective 5 October 2011,[3] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council.
He became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 1 October 2018.[4]
References
- ↑ "Fitzwilliam College News". Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "No. 57779". The London Gazette. 7 October 2005. p. 12972.
- ↑ "No. 59931". The London Gazette. 6 October 2011. p. 19091.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointments-to-the-supreme-court-27-june-2018