Mr Justice Mellor | |
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Justice of the High Court | |
Assumed office 8 February 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sutton Coldfield | 16 May 1961
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Sir Edward James Mellor, [1] styled Mr Justice Mellor, is a British High Court judge. [2]
Mellor was born on 16 May 1961 in Sutton Coldfield. He grew up and studied at a boarding school in Rugby. [3] [4] He then went on to study Engineering and then Production engineering at King's College, Cambridge. He worked as engineer on various projects and later returned to Cambridge to complete a Law conversion course. [3]
Mellor was called to the bar in 1986 and began practice at 8 New Square Chambers in 1987, specialising in intellectual property. [5]
Mellor was appointed King's Counsel in 2006. [5]
In August 2015, the Lord Chancellor appointed Mellor as an' Appointed Person', allowing him to hear appeals against decisions from the Intellectual Property Office. [6]
On the 22 March 2018, Mellor became Head of Chambers at 8 New Square. [7]
Mellor was appointed as a High Court Judge assigned to the Chancery Division on February 8, 2021. [2] He received the customary Knighthood in March 2022. [1]
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