Sir Stephen John Arthur Eyre (born 17 October 1957), styled Mr Justice Eyre, is a British High Court judge.[1][2]
Mr Justice Eyre | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1957 Stourbridge |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | |
Personal life edit
Eyre was born in Stourbridge on the 17th of October 1957 where he attended Solihull School in the West Midlands.[2]
He later began his studies in 1976 at New College, Oxford, taking a Bachelor of Arts in 1979 and Bachelor of Civil Law in 1980.[3] He would later taking a Master of Laws in 2010 at Cardiff University.[3]
Eyre married Margaret Goodman in 1989.[3]
Legal career edit
He was called to the Bar in 1981 by Inner Temple, making him the first lawyer in his family.[4][1] He then became a member of 1 Fountain Court Chambers in Birmingham until 2002 when the chambers merged with St Phillips Chambers, Birmingham.[3][5]
Eyre was appointed as a Recorder in 2005 and in 2007, appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge for the First-tier Tribunal of Health, Education and Social Care.[6]
Eyre was appointed King's Counsel in 2015.[2]
He would later be appointed as a Circuit judge in 2015 and assigned to the Birmingham, Leamington Spa and Wolverhampton Circuit.[4][5] In 2017 he was appointed to the Business and Property Courts in Manchester and Liverpool, as a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge.[6]
In 2021, Eyre was appointed as a High Court Judge and assigned to the King's Bench Division.[1] He received customary title of Knight Bachelor in March 2022 at Windsor Castle.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Appointment of High Court Judges: Eyre QC & Williams QC". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "EYRE, Mr Stephen John Arthur - JustCite". www.justcite.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Eyre, Hon. Sir Stephen (John Arthur), (born 17 Oct. 1957), a Judge of the High Court, Queen's Bench Division, since 2021". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283137. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "High Court Judges 2021". Judicial Appointments Commission. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b Greaves, Gemma (9 March 2015). "Stephen Eyre QC Appointed to the Circuit Bench". St Philips. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) Judges in Liverpool". www.judiciary.uk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2023.