Andrew Longmore
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Sir Andrew Centlivres Longmore, QC
(born 25 August 1944), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Longmore, is a British lawyer
and judge
.
Educated at Winchester College
and Lincoln College, Oxford
, he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple
in 1966 and was appointed a QC
in 1983. A Judge of the High Court from 1993, he rose to the rank of Lord Justice of Appeal
in 2001.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(born 25 August 1944), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Longmore, is a British lawyer
Lawyer
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and judge
Judge
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.
Educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
, he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1966 and was appointed a QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1983. A Judge of the High Court from 1993, he rose to the rank of Lord Justice of Appeal
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
in 2001.