Terence Etherton
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Sir Terence Michael Elkan Barnet Etherton (born 1951), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Etherton, is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
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, Cambridge
. He was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn
in 1974 and took silk
in 1990. He was in the British Sabre team from 1977 to 1980 and qualified for the Moscow Olympics.
judge in 2001, assigned to the Chancery Division, and was kinghted shortly after. In August 2006, he was appointed Chairman of the Law Commission
, the statutory independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and to recommend reform where needed.
In 2008, following the expansion of the Court of Appeal from thirty-seven to thirty-eight judges, it was announced that Sir Terence Etherton was to take the post of Lord Justice of Appeal. He was sworn into office on 29 September 2008, and was subsequently sworn a Privy Counsellor.
Whilst practising at the Bar he was, in a volunteer capacity, a Non Executive Director Riverside Mental Health Trust (1992-1999), Chairman of Broadmoor Hospital (1999-2001) and Chairman West London Mental Health NHS Trust (2000-2001)
In 2005, Etherton was installed as an honorary fellow of Royal Holloway College, University of London
and in 2007 he was made an honorary fellow of his former college, Corpus Christi, Cambridge. He occupies the honorary position of President of the Nicholas Bacon Society, Corpus Christi's law society.
January 2009 saw him awarded an honorary doctorate in law by City University, London. In 2009 he was appointed President of the Council of the four Inns of Court (COIC) for a three year term.
He was appointed Visiting Professor at Birkbeck London University in 2010 and an Honorary Professor at Kent University in 2011.
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...
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Early life
Etherton was educated at St Paul's School and Corpus Christi CollegeCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1974 and took silk
Queen'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...
in 1990. He was in the British Sabre team from 1977 to 1980 and qualified for the Moscow Olympics.
Career
Etherton was appointed a High CourtHigh 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...
judge in 2001, assigned to the Chancery Division, and was kinghted shortly after. In August 2006, he was appointed Chairman of the Law Commission
Law Commission (England and Wales)
In England and Wales the Law Commission is an independent body set up by Parliament by the Law Commissions Act 1965 in 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reforms. The organisation is headed by a Chairman and four Law Commissioners...
, the statutory independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and to recommend reform where needed.
In 2008, following the expansion of the Court of Appeal from thirty-seven to thirty-eight judges, it was announced that Sir Terence Etherton was to take the post of Lord Justice of Appeal. He was sworn into office on 29 September 2008, and was subsequently sworn a Privy Counsellor.
Whilst practising at the Bar he was, in a volunteer capacity, a Non Executive Director Riverside Mental Health Trust (1992-1999), Chairman of Broadmoor Hospital (1999-2001) and Chairman West London Mental Health NHS Trust (2000-2001)
In 2005, Etherton was installed as an honorary fellow of Royal Holloway College, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and in 2007 he was made an honorary fellow of his former college, Corpus Christi, Cambridge. He occupies the honorary position of President of the Nicholas Bacon Society, Corpus Christi's law society.
January 2009 saw him awarded an honorary doctorate in law by City University, London. In 2009 he was appointed President of the Council of the four Inns of Court (COIC) for a three year term.
He was appointed Visiting Professor at Birkbeck London University in 2010 and an Honorary Professor at Kent University in 2011.