Robert Hildyard (judge)
Mr Justice Hildyard | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Henry Thoroton Hildyard 10 October 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) |
Isabella Jane Rennie
(m. 1980; div. 2010)Lucy Gibson |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | High Court Judge |
| Profession | Law |
Sir Robert Henry Thoroton Hildyard, styled Mr Justice Hildyard (born 10 October 1952), is a British High Court Judge.[1]
Personal life and education
[edit]Hildyard was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[2] In 1980 he married Isabella Jane Rennie, with whom he had three daughters. They divorced and he later married Lucy Gibson and had another daughter,[2] living at their country house Flintham Hall, Nottinghamshire.[3] He is a member of the Garrick Club.[2]
Hildyard is the brother-in-law of Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, who served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
Career
[edit]Hildyard was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1977 and joined Lincoln's Inn in 1994. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1994,[4] deputy judge of the High Court from 2002 to 2011, bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 2005 and was attorney-general to the Duchy of Lancaster from 2008 to 2011.[5] He has been a judge of the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) since 2011.[6] He received his customary knighthood in 2012 from the then monarch Queen Elizabeth II in St James's Palace.[7]
He was made a deputy lieutenant for Nottinghamshire in 2014.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mr Justice Hildyard | Courts and Tribunals Judiciary". 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Hildyard, Hon. Sir Robert Henry Thoroton, (born 10 Oct. 1952), DL; a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, since 2011". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U20124. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "A Fascinating Visit to Flintham Hall with the Attingham Summer School". The Accidental Preservationist. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Page 5807 | Issue 53646, 19 April 1994 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Duchy of Cornwall or Duchy of Lancaster | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Lieutenancy of Nottinghamshire | Deputy Lieutenant Commissions | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire deputy lieutenants". Nottinghamshire county council. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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