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Sir Mark Arthur Wall (born 4 March 1963),[1] styled The Honourable Mr Justice Wall, is a British High Court judge.
Mr Justice Wall | |
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Justice of the High Court | |
Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 4 March 1963
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Wall was born in London, England and grew up in Worcestershire.[2] He was educated at King Charles I School in Kidderminster and completed a BA at St John's College, Cambridge in 1984.[1]
Wall was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1985 and developed a practice in criminal law based at Citadel Chambers.[3] He was appointed a recorder in 2002, took silk in 2006, and was leader of the Midland circuit from 2011 to 2014. He was a member of the Bar Council from 2008 to 2014.[1]
In 2013, Wall was appointed a deputy High Court judge in the Administrative Court and was appointed a circuit judge a year later.
On 1 October 2020, Wall was appointed a judge of the High Court, following the promotion of Sir Richard Arnold to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division (now King's Bench Division).[4][5][6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1]
In 1987, Wall married Carmel Adler (a circuit judge). They have a son and a daughter.[1]
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