Edwin Johnson (judge)

The Honourable
Mr Justice Edwin Johnson
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61)
Lincolnshire, England
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Sir Edwin Geoffrey Johnson (born 11 May 1963) is a British High Court judge.[1]

Personal life and education

Johnson was born in Lincolnshire, England and grew up in Surrey; he was educated at Lancing College. He then attended Christ Church, Oxford where he completed a BA in jurisprudence in 1986.[1][2]

In 1991, he married Mary Thorne and together they have two sons and a daughter.[1]

Career

He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1987 and practised real property and professional negligence from Maitland Chambers.[3] He took silk in 2006 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017. He was an editor of Snell's Equity thirty-first edition in 2005.[4][1] As a practitioner, he appeared before the House of Lords.[5]

On 1 October 2021, Johnson was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Chancery Division.[6][4] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1][7] He was appointed President of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on 1 August 2022. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Johnson, Hon. Sir Edwin (Geoffrey), (born 11 May 1963)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245914. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "High Court Judges 2021". Judicial Appointments Commission. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Mr Justice Edwin Johnson". Maitland Chambers. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "High Court Appointment: Edwin Johnson QC". Judiciary UK. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "EARL CADOGAN & OTHERS v 26 CADOGAN SQUARE LTD; HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LTD v AGGIO & OTHERS". The Telegraph. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Court Circular: March 16, 2022". The Times. 17 March 2022. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber". 29 July 2022.