David Lloyd Jones (judge)
| The Right Honourable Sir David Lloyd Jones | |
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 In procession at Llandaff Cathedral in 2013 | |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1952 |
Sir David Lloyd Jones (born 31 January 1952) is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Chairman of the Law Commission since 1 August 2012.
Early life
Lloyd Jones was born on 31 January 1952,[1] to William Elwyn Jones and Annie Blodwen Jones (née Lloyd-Jones).[2] He was educated at Pontypridd Boys’ Grammar School.[3] He read law at Downing College, Cambridge.[2] He graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, later upgraded to Master of Arts (MA Cantab), and then a first class Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.[4]
Career
Academic career
Lloyd Jones was a fellow of Downing College, Cambridge from 1975 to 1991.[3] He has written articles that have been published in a number of academic journals specialising in law.[2]
Legal career
Lloyd Jones was called to the bar in 1975 (Middle Temple). He became a Recorder in 1994 and served as a junior Crown Counsel (Common Law) from 1997 to 1999.[2] Lloyd Jones became a Queen's Counsel in 1999. In 2009, it was revealed that he had been paid more than £1 million for his involvement in the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.[5]
On 3 October 2005, he was appointed as a High Court judge,[6] and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He served as Presiding Judge on the Welsh Circuit and Chair of the Lord Chancellor’s Standing Committee on the Welsh Language from 2008 to 2011.[3] On 1 October 2012, Lloyd Jones was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal,[7] and he was appointed to the Privy Council on 7 November 2012.[8]
Honours
In 2005, upon being appointed a High Court judge, he received the customary appointment of knight bachelor. On 14 February 2006, he was knighted at Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.[9]
He was made an Honorary Fellow of Aberystwyth University in 2012.[4] He was awarded an honorary degree by Swansea University in 2014.[10]
References
- ↑ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary of England and Wales. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "JONES, Rt Hon. Sir David Lloyd". Who's Who 2015. A & C Black. October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Mr. Justice Lloyd Jones". Boundary Commission for Wales. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- 1 2 "High Court Fellow". News. University of Aberystwyth. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ Swaine, Jon (5 February 2009). "Bloody Sunday inquiry pays 14 lawyers more than £1m". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 57779. p. 12972. 7 October 2005.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 60289. p. 19045. 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Orders for 7 November 2012" (PDF). Privy Council Office.
- ↑ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette (57922). 10 March 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Rt. Hon. Sir David Lloyd Jones". Honoray Awards. Swansea University. Retrieved 13 January 2015.