Mark Turner (judge)

Sir Mark George Turner (born 27 August 1959), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Turner, is a British judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Turner was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1981. In 1998, he was appointed a Queen's Counsel. Turner became a Recorder in 2000, and was appointed to sit as a deputy High Court judge.[1] On 28 January 2013, he was appointed a Justice of the High Court, receiving the customary knighthood in the 2013 Special Honours,[2] and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. Prior to becoming a member of the judiciary, Turner practised from Crown Office Chambers and was also the head of Dean's Court Chambers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Turner" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. ^ List of Knights Bachelor, thegazette.co.uk; accessed 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ Purse, Steve (28 January 2013). "Mark Turner QC appointed to the High Court bench". Crown Office Chambers. Retrieved 11 September 2022.


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