Andrew McFarlane (judge)
Encyclopedia
Sir Andrew Ewart McFarlane (born 20 June 1954) is a judge of the High Court of Justice
in England and Wales
and has been appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal
with effect from 28 July 2011.
. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1995 and a Recorder in 1999. The next year, he was named a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice
on 18 April 2005 and assigned to the Family Division; he was knighted
the same year. McFarlane has served as a Family Division Liaision Judge for the Midland Circuit since 2006. He will receive the customary appointment to the Privy Council
.
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
in England and Wales
Courts of England and Wales
Her Majesty's Courts of Justice of England and Wales are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales; they apply the law of England and Wales and are established under Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The United Kingdom does not have...
and has been appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal
Lord Justice of Appeal
A Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:...
with effect from 28 July 2011.
Career
McFarlane was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1977 and has been a Bencher since 2003. In 1998, he became a Queen's CounselQueen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1995 and a Recorder in 1999. The next year, he was named a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
on 18 April 2005 and assigned to the Family Division; he was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
the same year. McFarlane has served as a Family Division Liaision Judge for the Midland Circuit since 2006. He will receive the customary appointment to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
.