William Davis (judge)

The Right Honourable Lord Justice Davis
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Lord Justice of Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2021
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Justice of the High Court
In office 1 May 2014 – 30 September 2021
Personal details
Born	(1954-06-20) 20 June 1954 (age 70)
Alma mater	Queen Mary University of London

Sir William Easthope Davis (born 20 June 1954), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Davis, is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.[1]

He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester and Queen Mary University of London.[2]

He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1975. He was made a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) on 1 May 2014 and promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 October 2021.

He was awarded an honorary degree - the LLD - from Aston University in 2014, for services to the legal professional and legal education.

He was appointed to the Privy Council on 15 December 2021.[3]

See also

• Mark Fellows

References

1. "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
2. ‘DAVIS, William Easthope’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
3. "List of Business" (PDF). 15 December 2021.