Nicholas Francis (judge)

Sir Nicholas Francis
Born (1958-04-22) 22 April 1958
Nationality British
Occupation

Sir Peter Nicholas Francis (born 22 April 1958), known as Nicholas, is a British High Court judge and former barrister.

Early life

Francis was educated at Radley College and Downing College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

Francis was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1981, and became a QC in 2002.[1] He specialised in family law, and became head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row in 2002.[1]

He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1999, and as a Recorder in 2000.[2] In 2011, he was appointed as a deputy High Court judge.[2]

He was appointed as a High Court judge on 3 October 2016, assigned to the Family Division.[3] As customary, he was knighted in the 2016 Special Honours.[4]

In 2017 he ruled in the Charlie Gard case.[5]

Honours

In 2016, Francis was made a knight bachelor.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Francis, Hon. Sir (Peter) Nicholas". Who's Who.
  2. 1 2 3 "Knighthoods and DBEs conferred: 18 November 2016" (Press release). GOV.UK. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Senior Judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Service. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "No. 2666969". The London Gazette. 16 December 2016. p. 1105.
  5. ↑ Fouzder, Monidipa (11 April 2017). "Baby's parents 'struggling to understand' life support ruling". The Law Gazette. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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