Senior judiciary biographies - Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Rt Hon Lord Judge
Born: 19 May 1941
1946-1947 Sacred Heart Convent, St Julians
1947-1954 St Edward's College (Duncane House)
1954-1959 Oratory School, Woodcote (Captain of School, Captain of Cricket)
1959 Awarded Open Exhibition to Magdalene College, Cambridge
1962 Graduated BA Hons (later MA) Part 1 History, Part 2 Law
During time at Cambridge he entered the Hon Society of Middle Temple
1963 Called to the Bar
1976 Appointed Recorder of the Crown Court
1979 Appointed Queen's Counsel
1980-1986 Served on the Professional Conduct Committee of the Bar
1984-1988 Member of the Judicial Studies Board
1987 Elected Leader of the Midland and Oxford Circuit
Elected Bencher of the Middle Temple
1988 Appointed High Court Judge, Queen's Bench Division, and Knighted
1990-1993 Chairman of the Criminal Committee of the Judicial Studies Board
1993-1996 Appointed Presiding Judge of the Midland and Oxford Circuit
1996 Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal and sworn in as a Privy Councillor
1996-1998 Chairman of the Criminal Committee of the Judicial Studies Board
1998-2003 Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales
2003 Appointed Deputy Chief Justice for England and Wales
2005 Appointed President of the Queen's Bench Division
Succeeded Lord Phillips to become Lord Chief Justice and Head of Criminal Justice on 1 October 2008