Lord Justice Nugee
Honorific prefixThe Right Honourable
OfficeLord Justice of Appeal
Term start2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Charles III
Office 2High Court Judge
Chancery Division
Term start 22013
Term end 22020
Birth date23 January 1959 (age 67)
Birth placeLondon, England
Birth nameChristopher George Nugee
SpouseEmily Thornberry (m. 1991)
ParentsEdward Nugee
Rachel née Makower
RelativesRichard Nugee (brother)
EducationRadley College
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford
OccupationJudge
ProfessionLawyer
AwardsKnight Bachelor

Sir Christopher George Nugee (born 23 January 1959 in London), officially styled Lord Justice Nugee, is a British lawyer who has served as a Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales[1] since 2020.[2]

Early life and education

Of Huguenot descent and the second son of Edward Nugee ,[3] he was educated at Radley College before going to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, graduating as BA (proceeding MA) and winning the Eldon Scholarship.[4] He later pursued legal studies at City University (Dip Law).[5]

He is the brother of John, Andrew, and Lt Gen Richard Nugee.[6]

Nugee was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1983, taking silk in 1998, then elected a Bencher of the Inn in 2003. He then served as a High Court Judge from 2013 until 2020, assigned to the Chancery Division.[7] Appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2014,[8][9] he was promoted Lord Justice of Appeal in October 2020[10] being sworn of the Privy Council.[11]

Personal life

In 1991, Nugee married Emily Thornberry, a senior Labour party politician who formerly served as Shadow Attorney-General.[12] They have three children, and live in Islington, the north London constituency which his wife represents as its Member of Parliament.

See also

References

  1. ^ www.judiciary.uk
  2. ^ "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "www.farlingtonparish.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2014-11-26.
  4. ^ "Eldon Scholarship Award Holders since 1919". Oxford University. 16 September 2015.
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  6. ^ "www.farlingtonparish.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2014-11-26.
  7. ^ "Christopher Nugee QC Appointment – Justice of the High Court – Wilberforce Chambers". 7 October 2013.
  8. ^ No. 60791. 25 February 2014. p. 3889.
  9. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". www.thegazette.co.uk
  10. ^ "Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal". gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  11. ^ www.privycouncil.independent.gov.uk
  12. ^ "Parliamentary career for Emily Thornberry - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-12.