Stanley Burnton

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Sir Stanley Burnton
Born
Stanley Jeffrey Burnton

(1942-10-25) 25 October 1942 (age 81)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Occupation(s) barrister, judge

Sir Stanley Jeffrey Burnton (born 25 October 1942) is a British lawyer and former Lord Justice of Appeal.

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Early life

Burnton was educated at Hackney Downs Grammar School. He studied jurisprudence at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford 1964 with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. [1]

Burnton was called to the bar (Middle Temple) in 1965 and was made a Bencher in 1991. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1982, and was a Recorder from 1994 to 2000. [2]

Burnton was appointed a High Court judge on 19 July 2000, [3] receiving the customary knighthood, and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was promoted, being named a Lord Justice of Appeal on 21 April 2008. [4] He stepped down as a judge in 2012. [5]

On 4 November 2015, Burnton was appointed as the Interception of Communications Commissioner. [6]

Honours

Burnton is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. [7] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Rt Hon Sir Stanley Burnton". St Edmund Hall. University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. "Court of Appeal—Retirement of Lord Justice Burnton" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. "No. 55921". The London Gazette . 24 July 2000. p. 8103.
  4. "No. 58679". The London Gazette . 25 April 2008. p. 6384.
  5. "Burnton, Rt Hon. Sir Stanley (Jeffrey), (born 25 Oct. 1942), a Lord Justice of Appeal, 2008–12; Arbitrator, since 2012; Interception of Communications Commissioner, 2015–17". Who's Who 2022 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. "Sir Stanley Burnton appointed Interception of Communications Commissioner". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. "Honorary Fellows". St Edmund Hall. University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 November 2015.