Adam Johnson (judge) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Nationality:British
Birth Place:Sheffield, England
Birth Date:4 October 1965
Mr Justice Adam Johnson
Term Start:01 October 2020
Office:Justice of the High Court
Caption:Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Alma Mater:Churchill College, Cambridge

Sir Adam Martin Johnson (born 4 October 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Johnson was born in Sheffield, England and attended Beaver Hill Comprehensive. He attended Churchill College, Cambridge and graduated with a BA in 1987. He was the first in his family to attend university.[2]

In 1990, Johnson was admitted as a solicitor and joined Herbert Smith Freehills where he specialised in commercial litigation.[3] He was an associate from 1990 to 1997, then he was made partner in 1997. He took silk in 2017 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2018.

On 2 October 2020, Johnson was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Sir Henry Carr who died, and he was assigned to the Chancery Division.[4] [5] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.

In 1996, he married Jennifer and together they have a son and two daughters.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-12-01 . Johnson, Hon. Sir Adam (Martin), (born 4 Oct. 1965) . subscription . 2022-04-24 . . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u288652. 978-0-19-954088-4 .
  2. Web site: 2020-11-02 . High Court Judges 2020 . 2022-04-24 . Judicial Appointments Commission.
  3. Web site: 2018-09-04 . Herbert Smith Freehills Commercial Litigator Adam Johnson QC Appointed as Deputy High Court Judge . 2022-04-24 . Herbert Smith Freehills.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-14 . High Court Appointments . 2022-04-24 . Judiciary UK.
  5. Web site: Senior Judiciary . 2022-04-24 . Judiciary UK.