Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Mr Justice Smith | |
Term Start: | 2023 |
Office: | Justice of the High Court |
Caption: | Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom |
Alma Mater: | Cambridge |
Sir Richard Smith, judicially styled Mr Justice Smith, is a High Court judge for England and Wales.
In 1994, Smith was a commercial litigation solicitor for Allen & Overy before studying at the University of Cambridge in 2018. During his studies, Smith also worked as an arbitrator.[1] He was appointed as a Recorder for criminal matters in 2018. He was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2019 for the Chancery and King's Bench divisions.[2] As of February 2023, he is assigned to the Chancery Division of the High Court.[3]