Mr Justice Michael Green | |
|---|---|
 Green in 2018 | |
| High Court Judge Chancery Division | |
| Assumed office 02 November 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1964 London,England |
| Alma mater | Jesus College,Cambridge |
Sir Michael Anthony Green styled Mr Justice Michael Green (born 23 October 1964 [1] ) is a British High Court judge.
Green was born in London,England and educated at University College School. He then attended Jesus College,Cambridge,where he graduated with a BA in law in 1986. [2] [3] [1]
In 1991,he married Giselle Finlay and together they have a son and two daughters. [1]
He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1987 and practised commercial and company law from Fountain Court chambers. [4] He took silk in 2009 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2018. In 2019,he was a judge on the Commercial Court of the British Virgin Islands. In 2008,he was a member of the monitoring board at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. [4] [5] [1]
On 2 November 2020,Green was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Chancery Division. [6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year. [1]
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