Lord Richards of Camberwell | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Dominic Raab |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lady Arden of Heswall |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 2015–2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1951 |
| Education | Oundle School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College,Cambridge |
David Anthony Stewart Richards,Lord Richards of Camberwell,PC (born 9 June 1951) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
The son of Kenneth Richards,MBE and Winifred Richards,he was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College,Cambridge (BA 1973;MA 1980). [1]
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1974. He was made a QC in 1992 and judge of the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) in 2003. He was appointed as a chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in 2014.
He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal on 16 November 2015. He retired on reaching the then applicable retirement age of 70 in June 2021. [2]
On 17 August 2022,it was announced that Richards had been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. [3] Lord Richards was sworn in on 3 October 2022,when it was announced that he would take the judicial title Lord Richards of Camberwell. [4] [5]
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