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Monday 15 December 2008

Appointment of Lords Justices of Appeal

Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve that The Honourable Mr Justice Jeremy Mirth Sullivan be appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal on the retirement of Lord Justice Tuckey, with effect from 12 January 2009, and that The Honourable Mr Justice Patrick Elias be appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal on the retirement of Lord Justice Latham, with effect from 4 February 2009.

Biographical Detail

The Honourable Mr Justice Jeremy Mirth Sullivan (63) was called to the Bar in 1968 (Inner Temple) and was made a Bencher in 1993. He took Silk in 1982, was a Recorder from 1989 until 1997 and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 1993. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) in 1997.  He acted as Attorney General to the Prince of Wales from 1994 until 1997. Mr Justice Sullivan was Knighted in 1997.

The Honourable Mr Justice Patrick Elias (61) was called to the Bar in 1973 (Inner Temple) and was made a Bencher in 1995. He took Silk in 1990, and was an Assistant Recorder from 1997 until 1999, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in January 1999. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) in May 1999.  He was appointed President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 2006. Mr Justice Elias was Knighted in 1999.

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