Andrew Henshaw

The Honourable
Mr Justice Henshaw
Henshaw in 2022
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 December 2019
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1962-04-22) 22 April 1962 (age 62)
Towcester, England
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge

Sir Andrew Raymond Henshaw (born 22 April 1962)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Early life and education

Henshaw was born in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England and was educated at Sponne School in Towcester. He attended Downing College, Cambridge and graduated with a BA in law in 1983.[1][2] He was the first in his family to attend university.[3]

Career

In 1986, he was admitted as a solicitor and worked for Linklaters from 1986 to 2000 as a litigator; from 1987 to 1986, he was seconded to Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C.[2] At Linklaters, he made partner in 1994 and qualified as a solicitor advocate in 1996.[3] He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 2000, and established a practice in commercial and public law based at Brick Court Chambers.[4] He took silk in 2013 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.[1][2]

High Court appointment

On 2 December 2019, he was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[5][6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1] He sits on the Commercial Court, Admiralty Court, Administrative Court and sits on criminal cases in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).[5]

Personal life

In 1998, he married Claire O'Connor, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Henshaw, Hon. Sir Andrew Raywood, (born 22 April 1962)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u258027. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Mr Justice Henshaw". Judiciary UK. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Fouzde, Monidipa (23 April 2017). "High court appointments - five solicitors make the grade". The Law Gazette. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Andrew Henshaw QC appointed to the High Court | Brick Court Chambers". Brick Court Chambers. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Senior Judiciary". Senior Judiciary. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ "High Court Judge Appointments". Judiciary UK. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.