Antony Zacaroli

The Right Honourable
Lord Justice Zacaroli
Zacaroli in 2022
Lord Justice of Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2024
MonarchCharles III
Justice of the High Court
In office
13 November 2017 – 12 June 2024
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1958-05-10) 10 May 1958 (age 66)
Sutton Coldfield
NationalityBritish
Alma materPembroke College, Oxford

Sir Antony James Zacaroli, styled Lord Justice Zacaroli, (born 10 May 1958) is a British Lord Justice of Appeal.[1]

Early life and education

Zacaroli was born in Sutton Coldfield and attended the local comprehensive school, Bishop Walsh Academy.[1]

He went on to study law at Pembroke College, Oxford, graduating in 1982. He was a tutor at Pembroke from 1987 to 1991.[2] In 2018, Zacaroli was elected as an honorary fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, where he leads seminars for law students.[2]

Career

Zacaroli was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1987. After completing his pupillage he practised at a chancery chambers in Middle Temple.[2]

He later moved to South Square Chambers in 1990[2] until his appointment as a judge in 2017.[3] During his tenancy, he specialised in insolvency, banking and commercial law.[1]

Whilst practising at the Bar, Zacaroli was a member of a number of committees. He served on the Management Committee of the Bar Pro Bono Unit since 2001, the Insolvency Rules Committee from 2012 and from 2015, the Financial Markets Law Committee.[1][4]

He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2006.[5]

On 16 July 2013, Zacaroli was appointed an Bencher of Middle Temple.[4]

Zacaroli was appointed a High Court judge on 13 November 2017 and assigned to the Chancery division by the Lord Chief Justice[1] He later received his customary knighthood from Elizabeth II on 6 December 2018.[6]

Zacaroli was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales on 1 October 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Appointment of Lord Justices of Appeal: 12 June 2024". GOV.UK. 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sir Antony Zacaroli QC Elected Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College". www.pmb.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. ^ a b "Middle Temple | The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple". www.middletemple.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. ^ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  6. ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. ^ "No. 64532". The London Gazette. 4 October 2024. p. 19358.