Colin Mackay (judge)

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Sir Colin Crichton Mackay (born 26 September 1943) is a British former judge and barrister. He was a Justice of the High Court of England and Wales from 2001 until his retirement in 2013.

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Education

Mackay attended the boys-only boarding school Radley College, then Corpus Christi College, Oxford. [1]

Mackay was called to the bar (Middle Temple) in 1967 and was made a bencher in 1995. [1] Mackay became a Queen's Counsel in 1998, [2] and was appointed a Recorder in 1992. [3] On 24 January 2001, he was appointed a High Court judge, [4] receiving the customary knighthood, and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. Upon reaching the age of 70, Mackay retired from the judiciary. [5]

In retirement, he was appointed a Surveillance Commissioner. He will serve in that role for a three-year term, between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2018. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Preview Record: Mackay, Sir Colin Crichton". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "No. 51700". The London Gazette . 11 April 1989. p. 4311.
  3. ↑ "No. 52831". The London Gazette . 12 February 1992. p. 2393.
  4. ↑ "No. 56105". The London Gazette . 30 January 2001. p. 1167.
  5. ↑ "High Court- Retirement of The Honourable Sir Colin (Crichton) Mackay". Judicial appointments. Ministry of Justice. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Assistant Surveillance Commissioner and Surveillance Commissioner appointments". Office of Surveillance. GOV.UK. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.



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