Mark Wall (judge)

The Honourable
Mr Justice Wall
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2020
MonarchCharles III
Personal details
Born (1963-03-04) 4 March 1963 (age 61)
London, England
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Sir Mark Arthur Wall (born 4 March 1963),[1] styled The Honourable Mr Justice Wall, is a British High Court judge.

Early life and education

Wall was born in London, England and grew up in Worcestershire.[2] He was educated at King Charles I School in Kidderminster and completed a BA at St John's College, Cambridge in 1984.[1]

Wall was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1985 and developed a practice in criminal law based at Citadel Chambers.[3] He was appointed a recorder in 2002, took silk in 2006, and was leader of the Midland circuit from 2011 to 2014. He was a member of the Bar Council from 2008 to 2014.[1]

In 2013, Wall was appointed a deputy High Court judge in the Administrative Court and was appointed a circuit judge a year later.

On 1 October 2020, Wall was appointed a judge of the High Court, following the promotion of Sir Richard Arnold to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division (now King's Bench Division).[4][5][6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1]

Marriage and children

In 1987, Wall married Carmel Adler (a circuit judge). They have a son and a daughter.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wall, Hon. Sir Mark Arthur, (born 4 March 1963)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245576. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ "High Court Judges 2020". Judicial Appointments Commission. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Mark Wall QC becomes 16th member of Citadel Chambers appointed to the judiciary in last 20 years". Citadel Chambers. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ^ "High Court Appointments". Judiciary UK. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Legal news". The Times. 29 September 2020. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 April 2022.