Mr Justice Smith | |
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Justice of the High Court | |
Assumed office 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Cambridge |
Sir Richard Smith, judicially styled Mr Justice Smith, is a High Court judge for England and Wales.
Smith studied law at Manchester University and then in 1994 became a commercial litigation solicitor for Allen & Overy. He undertook postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in 2018. [1] During his studies, Smith also worked as an arbitrator. [2] He was appointed as a Recorder for criminal matters in 2018. He was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2019 for the Chancery and King's Bench divisions. [3] He was appointed to the High Court in February 2023 and assigned to the Chancery Division of the High Court. [1]