Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
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Simon Denis Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, PC, (born 9 April 1937) is a British
lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
.
, Buckingham
. He undertook National Service
in the Royal Artillery
from 1955 to 1957, reaching the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford
and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple
in 1961, having been Harmsworth Scholar. From 1979 to 1984, he was a Recorder
and First Junior Treasury Counsel (Common Law). In 1980, he served as Master of the Bench at the Middle Temple.
in 1984 and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, receiving a knighthood
on his appointment. He became a Lord Justice of Appeal
, a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
, in 1992 and was made a Privy Counsellor
in the same year. He was Vice-President of the Civil Division from 2001-2003. In 2004, he became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
, a life peer
, with the title Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood. He and nine other Lords of Appeal in Ordinary became Justices
of the Supreme Court
upon that body's inauguration on 1 October 2009.
British people
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lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are the judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom other than the President and Deputy President. The Supreme Court is the highest in the United Kingdom for civil matters, and for criminal matters from England and Wales and Northern Ireland...
.
Early life
The son of Denis Baer Brown and Edna Elizabeth Abrahams, Simon Denis Brown was born on 9 April 1937, and educated at Stowe SchoolStowe School
Stowe School is an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It was founded on 11 May 1923 by J. F. Roxburgh, initially with 99 male pupils. It is a member of the Rugby Group and Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group...
, Buckingham
Buckingham
Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. The town has a population of 11,572 ,...
. He undertook National Service
National service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
in the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
from 1955 to 1957, reaching the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century...
and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1961, having been Harmsworth Scholar. From 1979 to 1984, he was a Recorder
Recorder (judge)
A Recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales. It now refers to two quite different appointments. The ancient Recorderships of England and Wales now form part of a system of Honorary Recorderships which are filled by the most senior full-time circuit judges...
and First Junior Treasury Counsel (Common Law). In 1980, he served as Master of the Bench at the Middle Temple.
Judicial career
Brown was appointed a High Court JudgeHigh Court judge
A High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges...
in 1984 and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, receiving a knighthood
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...
on his appointment. He became 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:...
, a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
, in 1992 and was made a Privy Counsellor
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...
in the same year. He was Vice-President of the Civil Division from 2001-2003. In 2004, he became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the House of Lords of the United Kingdom in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters...
, a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
, with the title Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood. He and nine other Lords of Appeal in Ordinary became Justices
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are the judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom other than the President and Deputy President. The Supreme Court is the highest in the United Kingdom for civil matters, and for criminal matters from England and Wales and Northern Ireland...
of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the supreme court in all matters under English law, Northern Ireland law and Scottish civil law. It is the court of last resort and highest appellate court in the United Kingdom; however the High Court of Justiciary remains the supreme court for criminal...
upon that body's inauguration on 1 October 2009.