Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
| The Right Honourable The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood Kt PC |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
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| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 2004–2009 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough |
| Succeeded by | Position eliminated |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 1992–2004 |
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| High Court Judge | |
| In office 1984–1992 |
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| Born | Simon Denis Brown 9 April 1937 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Buddicom |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1955-57 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
Simon Denis Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, PC, (born 9 April 1937) is a British lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Early life
The son of Denis Baer Brown and Edna Elizabeth Abrahams, Simon Denis Brown was born on 9 April 1937, and educated at Stowe School, Buckingham.[1][2] He undertook National Service in the Royal Artillery from 1955 to 1957, reaching the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1961, having been Harmsworth Scholar.[2] From 1979 to 1984, he was a Recorder and First Junior Treasury Counsel (Common Law). In 1980, he served as Master of the Bench at the Middle Temple.
[edit] Judicial career
Brown was appointed a High Court Judge in 1984 and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, receiving a knighthood on his appointment. He became a Lord Justice of Appeal, a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, in 1992 and was made a Privy Counsellor in the same year. He was Vice-President of the Civil Division from 2001-2003. In 2004, he became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, a life peer, with the title Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood.[3] He and nine other Lords of Appeal in Ordinary became Justices of the Supreme Court upon that body's inauguration on 1 October 2009.
[edit] Personal life
He has been married to Jennifer Buddicom since 31 May 1963; they have two sons and one daughter Hon Benedict, Hon Daniel and Hon Abigail.
[edit] References
- ^ "Simon Denis Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton under Heywood". thePeerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p15173.htm#i151726. Retrieved 5 November 2006.
- ^ a b "BROWN OF EATON-UNDER-HEYWOOD". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. December 2009. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U9088. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 57180. p. 591. 16 January 2004.
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- 1937 births
- British Queen's Counsel
- Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford
- Royal Artillery officers
- English judges
- Law lords
- Members of the Middle Temple
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- People educated at Stowe School
- Queen's Bench Division judges
- Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Knights Bachelor
- Living people
