David Waksman

The Honourable
Mr Justice Waksman
Waksman in 2016
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1957-08-28) 28 August 1957 (age 67)
United Kingdom
Alma materSt Catherine's College, Oxford
University of Manchester

Sir David Michael Waksman (born 28 August 1957)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Waksman was educated at Royal Grammar School in Newcastle. He completed an LLB from the University of Manchester and the BCL at St Catherine's College, Oxford.[1]

He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1982 and practised from Fountain Court Chambers, specialising in commercial law.[2] He took silk in 2002. He served as recorder from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, he left practice to become a full-time specialist senior circuit judge, which he served as until 2018. He was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2005 and was from 2015 to 2018 judge in charge of the London Mercantile Court.[3][1][4]

On 1 October 2018, he was appointed as a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[5] He took the customary knighthood in the same year.[1] He hears cases in the Commercial Court, the Technology and Construction Court; he is the designated judge of the Planning Court and is authorised to sit on the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Administrative Court.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Waksman, Hon. Sir David (Michael), (born 28 Aug. 1957)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u43200. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "David Waksman appointed to High Court Bench". Fountain Court Chambers. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Middle Temple". Middle Temple. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Mr Justice Waksman". Judiciary UK. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 17 April 2022.