Sir David Latham | |
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Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office 2000–2009 | |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales | |
In office 2009–2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Blagdon,Somerset,England | 18 September 1942
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Barrister |
Sir David Nicholas Ramsay Latham,PC (born 18 September 1942) is a retired British judge who was Lord Justice of Appeal and Chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales. [1]
Latham is the son of Robert Latham (1912–1995),editor of the diary of Samuel Pepys,and his first wife,Eileen Ramsay (d. 1969). He was educated at Bryanston School and Queens' College,Cambridge. [1]
Latham was Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) from 2006 until his retirement from the bench in February 2009. He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2000,having been a High Court Judge since 1992. He was called to the Bar in 1964 and made a Bencher in 1989. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1985. [2]
He was Presiding Judge for the Midland and Oxford Circuit 1995–99,and a Member of the General Council of the Bar 1987–92. He was a Recorder 1983–92,and a member of the Judicial Studies Board 1988–91. [2]
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