Sir Richard David Arnold (born 23 June 1961) styled the Rt Hon Lord Justice Arnold is a Judge of the

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. Arnold was educated at

Highgate School Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is an English co-educational, fee-charging, independent day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgate ...

and

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, before gaining a diploma in law from the

University of Westminster , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

. He was called to the bar in 1985 and made a

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in 2000. He was appointed to the High Court Chancery Division in 2008 becoming the judge in charge of the Patent Court in April 2013. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 October 2019.

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1961 births Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Alumni of the University of Westminster Living people British King's Counsel Chancery Division judges Lords Justices of Appeal People educated at Highgate School Knights Bachelor Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom {{England-law-bio-stub

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