Michael Fordham (judge)

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Michael Fordham (judge)

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]

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High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
2020[1]
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1964-12-21) 21 December 1964 (age 60)[2]
Alma materHertford College, Oxford[3]
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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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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:

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.

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