Anthony Hooper (judge)

Sir Anthony Hooper, PC (born 16 September 1937) is a British judge (retired),[1] former professor of law, and a member of Matrix Chambers. He joined Matrix Chambers in 2013 after his retirement from the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. In 2013 he was appointed inaugural Judicial Fellow of the Judicial Institute of University College, London, where he is an Honorary Professor.[2] He is an Honorary Fellow at Trinity hall, Cambridge.

The Right Honourable

Sir Anthony Hooper
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
24 March 2004 – 16 September 2012
Personal details
Born16 September 1937

A former academic, Hooper was General Editor of Blackstone’s Criminal Practice (2010-2014), Deputy Chair of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee (2005–2012), President of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences (2001-2003) and Chairman of the Expert Witness Institute (2013–2017). Whilst at the Bar, he chaired the Bar Council’s Race Relations Committee and was heavily involved in the production and implementation of the first Bar Equality Code.

Early life and career

Hooper was educated at Sherborne School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar in 1965 (Inner Temple), elected a bencher in 2003, and served as Chairman of the Inns of Court School of Law. He was also admitted to the Bar in British Columbia and was a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.[3] He became a Queen's Counsel in 1987 and served as a Recorder from 1976 until his appointment to High Court on 14 February 1995. He received the customary knighthood and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division and served as Presiding Judge on the South East Circuit from 1997 to 2000. On 24 March 2004, Hooper became a Lord Justice of Appeal,[4][5] and was appointed to the Privy Council on 4 May of that year. Hooper reached the mandatory retirement age on 16 September 2012.[6]

See also

List of Lords Justices of Appeal

References
  1. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary of England and Wales. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. "Sir Anthony Hooper". Matrix Chambers. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "The Rt Hon Sir Anthony Hooper". Trinity Hall Cambridge. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. "The Rt Hon Lord Justice Hooper". Debrett's. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. "Judicial Appointments". Number10.gov.uk. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2 March 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. 'An interview with Lord Justice Hooper'


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