Neil Garnham

The Honourable
Mr Justice Garnham
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 November 2015
MonarchCharles III
Personal details
Born (1959-02-11) 11 February 1959 (age 65)
United Kingdom
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge

Sir Neil Stephen Garnham (born 11 February 1959)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Garnham was educated at Ipswich School, then completed a BA at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1982. He practised from 1 Crown Office Row chambers from 1982, joining from 1 Temple Gardens.[2]

He was junior counsel to the Crown from 1995 to 2001. In 2001, he was counsel for the inquiry into the murder of Victoria Climbié.[3] In 2011 and 2012, he acted for the Metropolitan Police Service at the Leveson Inquiry.[4][5][6] In 2013, he represented the Government in a High Court case concerning what classified materials could be disclosed in judicial proceedings around the death of Alexander Litvinenko.[7]

He took silk in 2001 and was appointed a recorder in the same year; he served in this position until 2015. He was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2008.[1]

On 5 November 2015, he was appointed a judge of the High Court, serving in the Queen's Bench Division,[2] and took the customary knighthood in the same year. He has been Presiding Judge of the Western Circuit since 2019.[1][8]

He married Gillian Mary Shaw in 1991, with whom he has two sons.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Garnham, Hon. Sir Neil Stephen, (born 11 Feb. 1959)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u41464. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Neil Garnham QC has been appointed to be a High Court Judge. - 1 Crown Office Row, London, Barrister Chambers". 1 Crown Office Row. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ^ Pook, Sally (27 September 2001). "Twelve chances to save Victoria were missed". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Phone hacking: Home Office briefed in 2006". The Telegraph. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ Martin, Evans (12 December 2011). "Leveson Inquiry: no evidence Milly Dowler's voicemails deleted by News of the World". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ Rainey, Sarah; Willis, Amy (15 November 2011). "Leveson Inquiry first day: as it happened November 14". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ Whitehead, Tom (27 June 2013). "Senior judge backs calls for Litvinenko public inquiry". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 26 April 2022.