Sir David George Maddison (22 January 1947 – 29 June 2019) was a British judge of the

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, part of the

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. Maddison studied at

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( Grey College). He was

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in 1970 and elected as a Bencher in 2005. He was appointed an Assistant

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in 1986, a Recorder in 1990, and a Circuit Judge in 1992. He served as a Member of the Parole Board from 1996 to 2002. In 2003, he was appointed a Senior Circuit Judge in 2003, Honorary

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from 2003 to 2008, and Resident Judge for

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. Maddison served in those roles until his appointment as a Justice of the High Court on 29 January 2008. He was assigned to the

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and received the customary

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. During his time on the High Court, he served as Judicial Member to the Crown Court Rule Committee in 2009 and Director of Criminal Training for the Judicial Studies Board in 2010. On 22 May 2013, Maddison retired from the bench.''R v Evans'' 016EWCA Crim 452 Maddison died on 29 June 2019 following an illness.

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