Mark Lucraft, KC (born 1961 or 1962) is a British jurist and was

Chief Coroner of England and Wales The Chief Coroner of England and Wales is the most senior coroner in England and Wales, and supervises the work of other coroners in that jurisdiction. The post was created by the passing of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 into law, and the ...

—the second person to occupy the role—from 2016 to 2020. In 2020—before relinquishing the role of Chief Coroner—he became

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, the senior judge at the Old Bailey. The roles were allowed to overlap due to the

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. By tradition, the Recorder of London is also appointed High Steward of Southwark, and Lucraft accordingly occupies this role. Lucraft was educated in law at the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

's law school, graduating in 1983. He was called to the bar in 1984. He became a recorder in 2003, a King's Counsel (KC) in 2006, and a Senior Circuit Judge at the Central Criminal Court in 2017. As Chief Coroner, he presided over the inquests into the 2017 Westminster attack and

2017 London Bridge attack On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing took place in London, England. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London Bridge, and then crashed on Borough High Street, just south of the River Thames. The van's three occu ...

. As of April 2021, he is presiding over the inquest into the

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s, which first opened in December 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucraft, Mark Living people Circuit judges (England and Wales) 21st-century King's Counsel Alumni of the University of Kent Chief Coroners of England and Wales 1960s births Year of birth missing (living people)

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