Nigel Poole
Mr Justice Poole | |
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| High Court Judge Family Division | |
| Assumed office 01 October 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
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| Born | 10 November 1965 Shipley, England |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
Sir Nigel David Poole (born 10 November 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.
Poole was born in Shipley, England and educated at Bradford Grammar School. He attended The Queen's College, Oxford and completed a BA in philosophy, politics and economics in 1984.[2] He then attended City University London where he completed a diploma in law and the Inns of Court School of Law where he completed his barrister vocational training.[1][3]
He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1989 and practised clinical negligence and personal injury. In 2004, he joined Kings Chambers in Manchester, where he was head of chambers from 2017 to 2020.[3][4]
From 2012 to 2020, he was a chair of the Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service, determining disciplinary issues for practising barristers. He was appointed a recorder in 2009, took silk in 2012. He was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.[1][3][2]
On 1 October 2020, Poole was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Sir Jonathan Baker who was promoted to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Family Division.[5][6] He received the customary knighthood in 2022. Since 2021, he has been the Family Division liaison judge for the North Eastern Circuit.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Poole, Hon. Sir Nigel (David), (born 10 Nov. 1965)". Who's Who (UK). doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u256030. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Old Member appointed as High Court Judge". The Queen's College, Oxford. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Alred, Jessica (11 December 2020). "Former Bradford Grammar student appointed as High Court judge". Bradford Grammar School. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Nigel Poole QC appointed as a Justice of the High Court". Kings Chambers. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "High Court Appointments". Judiciary UK. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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