Nicholas Lavender

Sir Nicholas Lavender (born 7 August 1964)[1] is a British High Court judge.

The Honourable
Mr Justice Lavender
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
3 October 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1964-08-07) 7 August 1964
Barnsley, England
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Lavender was born in Barnsley and was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wakefield. He completed a BA at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1987 and a BCL at Oriel College, Oxford.[1]

He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1986 and took silk in 2008. He practised from Serle Court chambers.[2] He served as a recorder from 2010 to 2016, a deputy High Court judge from 2013 to 2016. He was Chair of the Bar Council in 2014.[1][3]

On 3 October 2016, he was appointed a High Court judge and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division and took the customary knighthood in the same year.[4] He has served as Presiding Judge of the North Eastern circuit since 2019.[1][5]

In 2002, he married Anuja Dhir (a circuit judge) with whom he has two sons and one daughter.[1]

References
  1. "Lavender, Hon. Sir Nicholas, (born 7 Aug. 1964)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246736. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. "Serle Court's Nicholas Lavender QC appointed High Court Judge". Serle Court’s Nicholas Lavender QC appointed High Court Judge | Serle Court. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. "'Disquiet' among judges over lawyer quality, report finds". BBC News. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. "Nicholas Lavender QC (m 1983) to be a Justice of the High Court". Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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