| Honorific prefix | The Right Honourable |
|---|---|
| Office | Lord Justice of Appeal |
| Term start | 1 October 2020 |
| Office 2 | High Court Judge Queen's Bench Division |
| Term start 2 | 2 October 2012 |
| Term end 2 | 30 September 2020 |
| Birth name | Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith |
| Birth date | 18 January 1955 (age 71) |
| Spouse | Hon. Arabella Montgomery |
| Father | Sir Murray Stuart-Smith |
| Education | Radley College |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Sir Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith (born 18 January 1955), styled the Rt Hon Lord Justice Stuart-Smith, is an English judge who has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2020.
Origins and education
He is the son of Sir Murray Stuart-Smith (a former Lord Justice of Appeal) and Joan, the daughter of Major Thomas Motion. He was educated at Radley College and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[1]
Legal career
Stuart-Smith was called to the Bar in 1978 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.[2] He was appointed a High Court judge with effect from 2 October 2012, being assigned by the Lord Chief Justice to the Queen’s Bench Division.[3] He was consequentially knighted in the 2013 Special Honours.[4] He was promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 October 2020.
He is the co-author, with Professor Robert Merkin, of a textbook on the law of motor insurance.[5]
Personal life
Stuart-Smith married on 25 September 1982 Hon. Arabella Montgomery, the daughter of David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. They had five children:[6]
- Emma Stuart-Smith (born 6 October 1984)
- Laura Stuart-Smith (1986–1987)
- Edward Murray Stuart-Smith (born 6 May 1988)
- Samuel Nicholas Stuart-Smith (born 6 December 1990)
- Luke David Stuart-Smith (born 19 January 1993)
He is a keen player of the French horn.[7]
References
- ^ "Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith QC". Corpus Christi College. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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- ^ "Appointment of a High Court Judge – Stuart-Smith". Ministry of Justice. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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- ^ Merkin and Stuart-Smith, The Law of Motor Insurance (Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, 2004).
- ^ "Montgomery of Alamein", Burke’s Peerage.
- ^ "Tulkinghorn: Horns of Plenty". The Lawyer. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2012.