Lord Justice Zacaroli | |
|---|---|
| Zacaroli in 2022 | |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2024 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 13 November 2017 –12 June 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1958 Sutton Coldfield |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College,Oxford |
Sir Antony James Zacaroli,styled Lord Justice Zacaroli,(born 10 May 1958) is a British Lord Justice of Appeal. [1]
Zacaroli was born in Sutton Coldfield and attended the local comprehensive school,Bishop Walsh Academy. [1]
He went on to study law at Pembroke College,Oxford,graduating in 1982. He was a tutor at Pembroke from 1987 to 1991. [2] In 2018,Zacaroli was elected as an honorary fellow of Pembroke College,Oxford,where he leads seminars for law students. [2]
Zacaroli was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1987. After completing his pupillage he practised at a chancery chambers in Middle Temple. [2]
He later moved to South Square Chambers in 1990 [2] until his appointment as a judge in 2017. [3] During his tenancy,he specialised in insolvency,banking and commercial law. [1]
Whilst practising at the Bar,Zacaroli was a member of a number of committees. He served on the Management Committee of the Bar Pro Bono Unit since 2001,the Insolvency Rules Committee from 2012 and from 2015,the Financial Markets Law Committee. [1] [4]
He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2006. [5]
On 16 July 2013,Zacaroli was appointed an Bencher of Middle Temple. [4]
Zacaroli was appointed a High Court judge on 13 November 2017 and assigned to the Chancery division by the Lord Chief Justice [1] He later received his customary knighthood from Elizabeth II on 6 December 2018. [6]
Zacaroli was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales on 1 October 2024. [7]