Robin Auld
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Sir Robin Ernest Auld (born 19 July 1937) was a Lord Justice of Appeal
in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
.
Sir Robin was educated at Brooklands College and King's College London
. He graduated with a first class honours degree in Law in 1958, obtained a doctorate
in Law in 1963, and he became a Fellow of King's in 1987. He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn
in 1959 and became a Queen's Counsel
in 1975. He became a Bencher at Gray's Inn in 1984. He was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court
in 1977, and became a judge of the High Court in 1987, appointed to the Queen's Bench Division, when he was knight
ed.
He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1995, when he became a member of the Privy Council
. He was the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales from 1995-98. Following on from the review of civil justice undertaken by Lord Woolf
, Auld undertook a review of the operation of the criminal courts in England and Wales in 1999 to 2001, producing a report known as the "Auld Report".
He has been Patron of The Bar Society of King's College London since 2005. He was appointed as a member and Vice-Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission
in January 2006, as a representative of the judiciary.
After recently retiring from his position as a Lord Justice of Appeal, and extrajudicial contributions to the development of law and policy in criminal procedure and administrative law, Auld has agreed to be the A. L. Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science for 2009-10 at the University of Cambridge
where he is currently lecturing. He has also sat as an additional judge on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
.
Sir Robin was appointed the sole commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands Commission of Inquiry following allegations of corruption at the highest levels of government in the Turks and Caicos, and delivered his report in 2009. He also presently sits as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda.
Lord Justice of Appeal
A Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:...
in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
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...
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Sir Robin was educated at Brooklands College and King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. He graduated with a first class honours degree in Law in 1958, obtained a doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in Law in 1963, and he became a Fellow of King's in 1987. He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1959 and became a Queen's Counsel
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 1975. He became a Bencher at Gray's Inn in 1984. He was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court
Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
in 1977, and became a judge of the High Court in 1987, appointed to the Queen's Bench Division, when he was knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
ed.
He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1995, when he became a member of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
. He was the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales from 1995-98. Following on from the review of civil justice undertaken by Lord Woolf
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf
Harry Kenneth Woolf, Baron Woolf, PC, FBA, , born 2 May 1933, was Master of the Rolls from 1996 until 2000 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2000 until 2005. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 made him the first Lord Chief Justice to be President of the Courts of England and Wales...
, Auld undertook a review of the operation of the criminal courts in England and Wales in 1999 to 2001, producing a report known as the "Auld Report".
He has been Patron of The Bar Society of King's College London since 2005. He was appointed as a member and Vice-Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission
Judicial Appointments Commission
The Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for selecting judges in England and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body which was created on 3 April 2006 as part of the reforms following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005...
in January 2006, as a representative of the judiciary.
After recently retiring from his position as a Lord Justice of Appeal, and extrajudicial contributions to the development of law and policy in criminal procedure and administrative law, Auld has agreed to be the A. L. Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science for 2009-10 at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
where he is currently lecturing. He has also sat as an additional judge on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. Established by the Judicial Committee Act 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King in Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is one of the highest courts in the United...
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Sir Robin was appointed the sole commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands Commission of Inquiry following allegations of corruption at the highest levels of government in the Turks and Caicos, and delivered his report in 2009. He also presently sits as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda.
External links
- Court of Appeal, Civil Division from Her Majesty's Courts ServiceHer Majesty's Courts ServiceHer Majesty's Courts Service is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales....
- Chair and Commissioners from the Judicial Appointments CommissionJudicial Appointments CommissionThe Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for selecting judges in England and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body which was created on 3 April 2006 as part of the reforms following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005...
- A Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales, September 2001
- Robin Auld's biographical details