Michael Fordham (judge)
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Sir Michael John Fordham, (born 21 December 1964), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Fordham, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales assigned to the King's Bench Division.[1][2][4] He was appointed as a Justice of the High Court on 13 January 2020.[1]
Mr Justice Fordham | |
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![]() Fordham in 2022 | |
High Court Judge King's Bench Division | |
Assumed office 2020[1] | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] | 21 December 1964
Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford[3] |
Education
Fordham was educated at Spalding Grammar School between 1976 and 1983.[5] He went on to study law at Hertford College, Oxford having been awarded a place through the Tanner Scheme. After achieving a First class degree, he stayed on at Oxford until 1987 to undertake a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL).[3] In 1988 he obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) at the University of Virginia.[6][3]
Career
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Perspective
Fordham was called to the bar in 1990 by Gray's Inn,[5] and by 2006 had been appointed a Queen's Counsel.[3] Four years later he became a Civil Recorder, and in 2012, a Criminal Recorder.[1] He was appointed Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal, sitting for six years until 2018. He was authorised under s9(1) to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2013.[7]
During his career as a barrister spanning 1990 to 2020, he specialised (inter alia) in public law, administrative law, immigration and asylum, health and human rights,[8] arguing more than 50 cases in the House of Lords and the Supreme Court.[9]
Fordham is a Bencher of Gray's Inn where he formerly served as Master of Students.[10]
Cases argued
The following are among the cases argued by Fordham during his career as a barrister:
- R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland[11]
- Lauzika, R (On the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 1045 (Admin)[12]
- Secretary of State for the Home Department v ZAT and Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 810[13]
- Pinochet, In re [1999] UKHL 1; [2000] 1 AC 119; [1999] 1 All ER 577; [1999] 2 WLR 272[14]
- Keyu & Others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs & Anr [2014] EWCA Civ 312[15]
- R (March) v Secretary of State for Health [2010] EWHC 765 (Admin)[16]
- R v Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, ex p Al-Fayed [1998][17]
Author
As a legal practitioner specialising in judicial review,[18] Fordham has authored seven editions of his Judicial Review Handbook.[19][20] In the foreword to the 5th Edition, Lord Woolf paid tribute to the author, saying that the handbook was "an institution for those who practise public law".[21]
Bibliography
- Fordham, Michael (1994). Judicial Review Handbook (1st ed.). Wiley Chancery Law Pub. ISBN 9780471950288.
- Fordham, Michael (1997). Judicial Review Handbook (2nd ed.). Wiley Chancery Law Pub. ISBN 9780471970224.
- Fordham, Michael (2001). Judicial Review Handbook (3rd ed.). Hart Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781841132389.
- Fordham, Michael (2004). Judicial Review Handbook (4th ed.). Hart Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781841134390.
- Fordham, Michael (2008). Judicial Review Handbook (5th ed.). Hart Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781841138244.
- Fordham, Michael (2012). Judicial Review Handbook (6th ed.). Hart Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781849461597.
- Fordham, The Hon Sir Michael (2021). Judicial Review Handbook (7th ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781509922833.
References
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