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Andrew Popplewell

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Lord Justice Popplewell
Lord Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
21 October 2019
High Court Judge
In office
3 October 2011 – 21 October 2019
Personal details
Born (1959-01-14) 14 January 1959 (age 65)
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge

Sir Andrew John Popplewell PC (born 14 January 1959), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Popplewell, is a Lord Justice of Appeal (a judge of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales), having previously served as a High Court judge.[1]

Son of Sir Oliver Popplewell, he was educated at Radley College and Downing College, Cambridge. He has three children: Anna Popplewell, actress star of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Lulu Popplewell, who played Daisy in Love Actually, and Freddie Popplewell, a barrister.[2]

He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1981. He was made a QC in 1997 and was a recorder from 2002 to 2011. He was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) in 2011. On 21 October 2019, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal.[3]

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  3. ^ "No. 62806". The London Gazette. 24 October 2019. p. 19180.