Michael Briggs (judge)
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Sir Michael Townley Featherstone Briggs (born 1954), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Briggs, is a Justice of the High Court.
in 1978 and was the Junior Counsel to Crown Chancery from 1990-94. He took silk in 1994. He has been a Bencher
of Lincoln's Inn, an Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster
since 2001. Her Majesty the Queen approved the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon him in 2006 after he was appointed Justice of the High Court.
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He was called to the bar at Lincoln's InnLincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1978 and was the Junior Counsel to Crown Chancery from 1990-94. He took silk in 1994. He has been a Bencher
Bencher
A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court in England and Wales. Benchers hold office for life once elected. A bencher can be elected while still a barrister , in recognition of the contribution that the barrister has made to the life of the Inn or to the law...
of Lincoln's Inn, an Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
since 2001. Her Majesty the Queen approved the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon him in 2006 after he was appointed Justice of the High Court.