Martin Moore-Bick

The Right Honourable
Sir Martin Moore-Bick
QC
Vice President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Assumed office
1 October 2014
Preceded by Lord Justice Kay
Deputy Head of Civil Justice
In office
1 January 2007 – 31 December 2012
Preceded by Lord Dyson
Succeeded by Lord Justice Richards
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
7 April 2005
Personal details
Born (1946-12-06) 6 December 1946
Relations John Moore-Bick (brother)
Alma mater Christ's College, Cambridge

Sir Martin James Moore-Bick PC QC (born 6 December 1946)[1] is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

Moore-Bick was educated at The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells and Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] He was called to the Bar in 1969 (Inner Temple) and was elected a bencher in 1992. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1986 and was appointed a Recorder in 1990. He was appointed to the High Court on 2 October 1995, receiving the customary knighthood. He was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, serving in the Commercial Court. On 7 April 2005, Moore-Bick became a Lord Justice of Appeal, and he was appointed to the Privy Council on 7 June of that year.

Moore-Bick served as Deputy Head of Civil Justice 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012.[2] Lord Justice Richards took over this role from 1 January 2013 for an initial three-year period.[3]

Since 1 October 2014, Moore-Bick has been Vice President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.[4] He took over the role from Sir Maurice Kay.

He will retire from judicial office on 6 December 2016, and will be replaced as Vice-President of the Civil Division by Dame Elizabeth Gloster.[5]


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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Martin James Moore-Bick". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Appointment of Deputy Head of Civil Justice". Ministry of Justice. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Appointment of new Deputy Head of Civil Justice". Judicial Office. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Appointment of Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Civil): Moore-Bick". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ↑ https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/appointed-of-the-new-vice-president-of-the-court-of-appeal-civil/


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