Stanley Burnton

The Right Honourable Sir Stanley Burnton
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office 2008–2012
Justice of the High Court
In office 2000–2008
Personal details
Born	Stanley Jeffrey Burnton

Sir Stanley Jeffrey Burnton (born 25 October 1942) is a British lawyer and former Lord Justice of Appeal.

Early life

Burnton was educated at Hackney Downs Grammar School. He studied jurisprudence at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford 1964 with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1]

Legal career

Burnton was called to the bar (Middle Temple) in 1965 and was made a Bencher in 1991. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1982, and was a Recorder from 1994 to 2000.[2]

Burnton was appointed a High Court judge on 19 July 2000,[3] receiving the customary knighthood, and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was promoted, being named a Lord Justice of Appeal on 21 April 2008.[4] He stepped down as a judge in 2012.[5]

On 4 November 2015, Burnton was appointed as the Interception of Communications Commissioner.[6]

Honours

Burnton is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[7][1]

References

1. "The Rt Hon Sir Stanley Burnton". St Edmund Hall. University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. "Court of Appeal—Retirement of Lord Justice Burnton" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
3. "No. 55921". The London Gazette. 24 July 2000. p. 8103.
4. "No. 58679". The London Gazette. 25 April 2008. p. 6384.
5. "Burnton, Rt Hon. Sir Stanley (Jeffrey), (born 25 Oct. 1942), a Lord Justice of Appeal, 2008–12; Arbitrator, since 2012; Interception of Communications Commissioner, 2015–17". Who's Who 2022. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
6. "Sir Stanley Burnton appointed Interception of Communications Commissioner". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
7. "Honorary Fellows". St Edmund Hall. University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 November 2015.