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Nicholas Francis (judge)
Sir Peter Nicholas Francis is a British retired High Court judge.[2] Early lifeFrancis was educated at Radley College and Downing College, Cambridge.[2] CareerFrancis was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1981, and became a King's Counsel in 2002. He specialised in family law, and became head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row in 2002.[2] He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1999 and later a Recorder to sit on the South Eastern Circuit in July, 2000.[3][4] He would be appointed as a Deputy High Court judge in 2011. He would later be appointed as a High Court judge in 2016 and assigned to the Family Division by the Lord Chief Justice. He received the customary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on16th of December 2016.[5][6] On 22 April 2024, the Lady Chief Justice issued Francis with formal advice for misconduct related to having delayed the issuing of a judgement by 18 months after the hearing had taken place.[7] Francis retired nine days later.[8] Notable casesIn 2017, he ruled on the controversial best interests case of Charlie Gard.[9] References
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