Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley (born 11 August 1948 in
St Albans
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,
Hertfordshire
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) is a former English judge of the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was previously a
Lord Justice of Appeal
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and
Vice-President of the Criminal Division
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from 2009, following the retirement of
Lord Justice Latham, to 9 April 2013.
Education and early life
He was born to Patrick and Patricia Hughes.
He was educated at
Tettenhall College
Tettenhall College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school located in the Wolverhampton suburb of Tettenhall in England.
History
The college was founded in 1863 by a group of prominent local businessmen and industrialists, most ...
and obtained a
BA in law from
Van Mildert College
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,
University of Durham
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.
['HUGHES, Rt Hon. Lord', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017] He was made an honorary fellow of the college in 2015.
Career
He was called to the Bar (
Inner Temple
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) in 1970. He was a
Crown Court
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Recorder
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from 1985 to 1997, being Head of Chambers until 1997 of No.1 Fountain Court Chambers,
Birmingham
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. He was
knighted
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in 1997. He was appointed a
Queen's Counsel
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in 1990, and a judge of the
High Court of Justice
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, Family Division, from 1997 to 2003. He served as Presiding Judge on the Midland circuit from 2000 to 2003, and transferred to the
Queen's Bench Division
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from 2004 to 2006.
On 9 April 2013, he was appointed a
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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. By Royal Warrant, all members of the Supreme Court, even if they do not hold a
peerage
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, are entitled to the
judicial style and title "Lord" for life.
Hughes was granted the courtesy style Lord Hughes of Ombersley, referencing
Ombersley
Ombersley is a village and civil parish in Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Holt Fleet, where Telford's 1828 Holt Fleet Bridge crosses the River Severn. The 2011 census recorded a ...
in
Worcestershire
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. He retired from office on 11 August 2018, upon reaching the age of 70.
Personal life
In 1972, he married Susan March. They have a son and a daughter.
Selected cases
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See also
*
List of Lord Justices of Appeal
*
List of Durham University people
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References
External links
Information about Court of Appeal
1948 births
Living people
People educated at Tettenhall College
Alumni of Van Mildert College, Durham
20th-century English judges
People from St Albans
Knights Bachelor
Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Family Division judges
20th-century King's Counsel
Judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
21st-century English judges
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