Christopher Nugee

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Emily Thornberry
(m. 1991)
Lord Justice Nugee
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Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
2020
Children3
Parent(s) Edward Nugee
Rachel née Makower
Relatives Richard Nugee (brother)
Residence London N1
Education Radley College
Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Occupation Judge
Profession Lawyer
Awards Knight Bachelor

Sir Christopher George Nugee (born 23 January 1959 in London), officially styled Lord Justice Nugee, is a British lawyer who has served as a Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales [1] since 2020. [2]

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Education

Of Huguenot descent and the second son of Edward Nugee QC TD , [3] he was educated at Radley College before going to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, graduating as BA (proceeding MA) and winning the Eldon Scholarship. [4] He later pursued legal studies at City University (Dip Law). [5]

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Insignia of a Knight Bachelor

Nugee was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1983, taking silk in 1998, then elected a Bencher of the Inn in 2003. He then served as a High Court Judge from 2013 until 2020, assigned to the Chancery Division. [6] Appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2014, [7] [8] he was promoted Lord Justice of Appeal in October 2020 [9] being sworn of the Privy Council. [10]

Family

In 1991, Nugee married Emily Thornberry, a senior Labour party politician formerly serving as Shadow Attorney-General. [11] They have three children, and live in Islington, the north London constituency which his wife represents as Member of Parliament.

He is the brother of John Nugee, Andrew Nugee, and Lt Gen Richard Nugee. [3]

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  10. www.privycouncil.independent.gov.uk
  11. "Parliamentary career for Emily Thornberry - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2021.