Andrew Morritt
| The Right Honourable Sir Andrew Morritt CVO |
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| Chancellor of the High Court | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Himself (as Vice Chancellor) |
| Vice Chancellor of the High Court | |
| In office 2002–2005 |
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| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 1994–2000 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1938 |
| Nationality | British |
Sir Robert Andrew Morritt CVO (born 5 February 1938) is a British judge, currently the Chancellor of the High Court.
He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Morritt was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1962, became a Queen's Counsel in 1977, and was Attorney General to the Prince of Wales from 1978 to 1988. He was appointed as a justice of the High Court in 1988, assigned to the Chancery Division, and received the customary knighthood.
He was promoted to the Court of Appeal, becoming a member of the Privy Council, in 1994.
He was appointed as Vice-Chancellor (the effective head of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice) in 2000. In April 2006, the Lord Chancellor ceased to be titular head of the Chancery Division; Morritt became the first Chancellor of the High Court in October 2005, under the provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
Morritt was Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in 2005.
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Scott |
Vice-Chancellor 2000 - 2005 |
Succeeded by Position abolished |
| Preceded by New position |
Chancellor of the High Court 2005 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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