David Kitchin, Lord Kitchin

David James Tyson Kitchin, Lord Kitchin, PC (born 30 April 1955) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He has also served as a Lord Justice of Appeal.


Lord Kitchin
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
1 October 2018
Nominated byDavid Gauke
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byLord Hughes of Ombersley
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
5 October 2011  30 September 2018
Personal details
Born (1955-04-30) 30 April 1955
NationalityBritish
Alma materFitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Career

Having attended Oundle School [1] and studied Natural Sciences as an undergraduate at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, Kitchin switched to Law in his final year and was called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) in 1977; he has been a bencher since 2003. During his university days, he also coxed the Cambridge team that won the 1975 Boat Race.[2]

He became a Queen's Counsel in 1994. In 2001, he was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 3 October 2005[3] and assigned to the Chancery Division; he was knighted in the same year. Kitchin has served as Chancery Supervising Judge for the Wales, Western and Midland Circuits since 2009. In 2011, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal effective 5 October 2011,[4] and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council.

He became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 1 October 2018.[5]

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