Kim Lewison Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
Lord Justice Lewison
Office:Lord Justice of Appeal
Term Start:4 October 2011
Office2:High Court judge
Chancery Division
Term Start2:29 April 2003
Term End2:3 October 2011
Birth Date:1 May 1952
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:Downing College, Cambridge
Occupation:Barrister, judge
Profession:Lawyer
Birth Name:Kim Martin Jordan Lewison

Sir Kim Martin Jordan Lewison, PC (born 1 May 1952), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Lewison, is a Lord Justice of Appeal. He is a graduate of Downing College, Cambridge, where he is an honorary Fellow.[1]

Early life and education

Lewison was born on 1 May 1952 to Anthony Frederick Lewison and Dinora Lewison (née Pines).[2] [3] He was educated at St Paul's School, an all-boys private school in London. He studied at Downing College, Cambridge.

Legal career

Lewison was called to the bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1975 and has been a Bencher since 2003. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1991. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1994 and a Recorder in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge. He was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 29 April 2003 and assigned to the Chancery Division, receiving the customary knighthood.

The following year, he was appointed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Lewison served as Chancery Supervising Judge from 2007 to 2009. On 3 October 2011, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal, and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Rt Hon the Lord Justice Lewison Authorised Biography Debrett's People of Today . www.debretts.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401023308/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/32899/Kim-Martin-Jordan-Lewison-LEWISON . 2016-04-01.
  2. Web site: Senior Judiciary . www.judiciary.gov.uk . 1 July 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120803031806/http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list . 3 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: LEWISON, Rt Hon. Sir Kim (Martin Jordan). Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. 4 April 2017. November 2016.