David Bean (judge)
Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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Assumed office October 2014 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 19 July 2004 – 30 September 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | David Michael Bean 25 February 1954 |
Nationality | British |
Education | St Paul's School, London |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Sir David Michael Bean (born 25 March 1954) is a British judge of the
Early life and education
David Bean was born on 25 March 1954, the son of High Court judge Sir George Bean. He was educated at St Paul's School, an all-boys private school in Barnes, London. He studied law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1]
Legal career
On 29 July 1976, David Bean was
Judiciary
In 1992, Bean was appointed an Assistant Recorder.[3] On 11 March 1996, he was appointed as a Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit.[4][7]
On 19 July 2004, Bean was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) and received the customary knighthood.[3][8][9] From 2007 to 2010, he served as the presiding judge of the South Eastern Circuit.[4] From October 2010 to March 2014, he was a Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission, the body that selects candidates for judicial office.[3]
In 2010, Mr Justice Bean presided over the trial of
On 1 October 2014, Bean was appointed a
On 4 November 2015 he was made an Honorary Fellow of The Academy of Experts in recognition of his contribution to The Academy's Judicial Committee and work for Expert Witnesses.
In January 2019 he became Treasurer of The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.[13]
Honours
On 8 April 1997, David Bean was appointed a
References
- ^ ‘BEAN, Hon. Sir David (Michael)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ a b "The Rt Hon Lord Justice David Bean". Masters of the Bench. Middle Temple. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Lord Justice Bean". Biographies of the Court of Appeal judges. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "David Michael Bean BEAN". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ News
- ^ Officers of the Inn
- ^ "No. 54346". The London Gazette. 15 March 1996. p. 3919.
- ^ "No. 57363". The London Gazette. 23 July 2004. p. 9228.
- ^ a b c Spence, Alex (21 December 2010). "Profile: Mr Justice Bean". The Times. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 61009". The London Gazette. 3 October 2014. p. 19318.
- ^ "Privy Counsellors | Privy Council". Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "The Rt Hon Lord Justice Bean appointed Chairman of the Law Commission and Professor David Ormerod QC re-appointed". Law Commission. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Officers of the Inn," Middle Temple website. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "No. 54736". The London Gazette. 15 April 1997. p. 4476.