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Sir Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith (born 18 January 1955), styled the Rt Hon Lord Justice Stuart-Smith, is an English judge who has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2020.
Lord Justice Stuart-Smith | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| High Court Judge Queen's Bench Division | |
| In office 2 October 2012 – 30 September 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith 18 January 1955 |
| Spouse | Hon. Arabella Montgomery |
| Children | 5 |
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| Education | Radley College |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
He is the son of Sir Murray Stuart-Smith (a former Lord Justice of Appeal) and Joan, the daughter of Major Thomas Motion. He was educated at Radley College and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[1]
Stuart-Smith was called to the Bar in 1978 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.[2] He was appointed a High Court judge with effect from 2 October 2012, being assigned by the Lord Chief Justice to the Queen’s Bench Division.[3] He was consequentially knighted in the 2013 Special Honours.[4] He was promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 October 2020.
He is the co-author, with Professor Robert Merkin, of a textbook on the law of motor insurance.[5]
Stuart-Smith married on 25 September 1982 Hon. Arabella Montgomery, the daughter of David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. They had five children:[6]
He is a keen player of the French horn.[7]
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