Sir Kim Martin Jordan Lewison, PC (born 1 May 1952) is a

Lord Justice of Appeal A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord (or Lady) Justice ...

. He is a graduate of

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, where he is an honorary Fellow.

Early life and education

Lewison was born on 1 May 1952 to Anthony Frederick Lewison and Dinora Lewison (née Pines). He was educated at St Paul's School, an all-boys

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in London. He studied at

Legal career

Lewison was

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(

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) in 1975 and has been a Bencher since 2003. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1991. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1994 and a Recorder in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 29 April 2003 and assigned to the Chancery Division, receiving the customary knight bachelor, knighthood. The following year, he was appointed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Lewison served as Chancery Supervising Judge from 2007 to 2009. On 3 October 2011, he was appointed a

, and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Privy Council.

References

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