Max Hill

Max Benjamin Rowland Hill, QC (born 1964) is the Director of Public Prosecutions, succeeding Alison Saunders as from 1 November 2018.[1] Previously, he was the independent reviewer of terrorism laws in the United Kingdom, replacing David Anderson in 2017.[2][3][4][5][6]

Max Hill

QC
Director of Public Prosecutions
Assumed office
1 November 2018
Appointed byGeoffrey Cox
Preceded byAlison Saunders
Personal details
Born
Max Benjamin Rowland Hill

1964 (age 56–57)
Hertfordshire, England
EducationRoyal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
Alma materSt Peter's College, Oxford

Early life

Hill was born in Hertfordshire in 1964. After attending state primary schools, he was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne due to his family moving to Northumberland. He won a scholarship to study law at St Peter's College, Oxford, from 1983 to 1986.[7]

Career

Called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1987, Hill worked on parts of the Damilola Taylor murder trials and 7 July 2005 London bombings before being appointed a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2008.

From 2012, he was Head of Chambers at Red Lion Chambers and was chaired the Criminal Bar Association 2011 to 2012. Hill also served as Leader of the South Eastern Circuit from 2014 to 2016.

In 2017, he appeared in Channel 4's The Trial as lead counsel for the prosecution, in which real juries, together with actual barristers and judges, tried a fictional murder case in order to explore the workings of the jury system.[8]

From 1 March 2017 to 12 October 2018, Hill was the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.

Director of Public Prosecutions

Hill was appointed as the Director of Public Prosecutions in November 2018.

References
  1. "Max Hill QC joins the CPS as Director of Public Prosecutions". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. Riley-Smith, Ben (25 February 2017). "Interview: Britain's new terror watchdog Max Hill - 'Getting justice for Damilola ranks as my proudest feat'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. Mills, Jen (26 February 2017). "Terror threat in the UK 'at its highest since the 1970s', watchdog says". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. Riley-Smith, Ben (25 February 2017). "Terror chief Max Hill warns risk of attacks in Britain is highest since dark days of IRA". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. Travis, Alan (20 February 2017). "Leading terror trial QC to be counter-terror laws watchdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. "New Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation appointed - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. ‘HILL, Max Benjamin Rowland’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  8. "max hill | Red Lion Chambers". Retrieved 2019-07-25.
Preceded by
Alison Saunders		 Director of Public Prosecutions
2018–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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