Andrew Popplewell

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Lord Justice Popplewell
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Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
21 October 2019
Alma mater Downing College, Cambridge
OccupationLawyer, judge

Sir Andrew John Popplewell PC (born 14 January 1959), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Popplewell, is a Lord Justice of Appeal (a judge of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales), having previously served as a High Court judge.

Son of Sir Oliver Popplewell, he was educated at Radley College and Downing College, Cambridge. He has three children: Anna Popplewell, actress star of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Lulu Popplewell, who played Daisy in Love Actually , and Freddie Popplewell, a barrister. [1] [ failed verification ]

He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1981. He was made a QC in 1997 and was a recorder from 2002 to 2011. He was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) and knighted in 2011.[ citation needed ]

On 21 October 2019, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal. [2]

References

  1. "Freddie Popplewell profile" . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. "No. 62806". The London Gazette . 24 October 2019. p. 19180.