Andrew Ritchie (judge)

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Mr Justice Ritchie
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Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
1 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 63)
United Kingdom
Alma mater Magdalene College, Cambridge

Sir Andrew George Ritchie (born 4 April 1960) [1] is a British High Court judge.

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Early life and education

Ritchie grew up in Dulwich, London. He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge and graduated with a BA in law in 1981. [1] [2]

Career

He was first admitted as a solicitor in 1984 and then was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1985, practising personal injury and clinical negligence from 9 Gough Chambers; he was head of chambers from 2012 to 2019. [3] [2] [1]

He took silk in 2009. He was on the executive committee of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers from 1996 to 1999 and chair of the Personal Injury Bar Association from 2014 to 2016. He served as the College Advocate for Magdalene College, Cambridge.[ when? ] As a practitioner, he appeared before both the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. In addition to practice, he was general editor of Kemp & Kemp: Law Practice and Procedure from 2005 and he has served on the editorial board of Kemp & Kemp on Quantum since 2004 and continuing. [1] [4]

High Court appointment

On 1 October 2021, Ritchie was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. [5] [6] He received the customary knighthood the following year. [1]

Personal life

In 1988, he married Victoria Wilberforce and they had a son and a daughter; they divorced in 2009. In 2012, he married Charlotte Chaliha FRCOG and they have a daughter. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ritchie, Hon. Sir Andrew (George), (born 4 April 1960)" . Who's Who (UK) . 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u249668. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "High Court Judges 2021". Judicial Appointments Commission . 16 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. "Andrew Ritchie QC appointed as a High Court Judge - 9 Gough Chambers - Barristers' Chambers". 9 Gough Chambers. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. "Ritchie QC". Magdalene College, Cambridge . Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Ritchie QC". Judiciary UK. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 7 May 2022.