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'''Sir John Patrick Cavanagh''' (born 17 June 1960)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-01 |title=Cavanagh, Hon. Sir John Patrick, (born 17 June 1960) |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-23517 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=[[Who's Who (UK)]] |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u23517}}</ref> is a British High Court judge.
'''Sir John Patrick Cavanagh''' (born 17 June 1960)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-01 |title=Cavanagh, Hon. Sir John Patrick, (born 17 June 1960) |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-23517 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=[[Who's Who (UK)]] |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u23517|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}</ref> is a British High Court judge.


== Early life end education ==
Cavanagh was educated at [[Warwick School]]. He studied at [[New College, Oxford]], receiving an [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)|MA]] in law and followed this by postgraduate study at [[Clare College, Cambridge]], where he completed an [[Master of Laws|LLM]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-14 |title=High Court appoints seven new judges - all Oxbridge educated |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/08/high-court-appoints-seven-new-judges-all-oxbridge-educated/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=[[Legal Cheek]]}}</ref>
Born in Belfast, Cavanagh was educated at [[Warwick School]]. He studied at [[New College, Oxford]], receiving an [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)|MA]] in law and followed this by postgraduate study at [[Clare College, Cambridge]], where he completed an [[Master of Laws|LLM]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-14 |title=High Court appoints seven new judges - all Oxbridge educated |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/08/high-court-appoints-seven-new-judges-all-oxbridge-educated/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=[[Legal Cheek]]}}</ref>


== Career ==
From 1979 to 1980, he worked as a [[Social work|social worker]] at St Philip's School in [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]]. Later he was an instructor in law at [[University of Illinois College of Law]] from 1983 to 1984, then a part-time lecturer in law at New College from 1984 to 1987. He was [[Call to the bar|called to the bar]] at [[Middle Temple]] in 1985, [[Queen's Counsel|took silk]] in 2001, and served as a [[Recorder (judge)|recorder]] from 2004 to 2019; from 2013 to 2019, he was joint head of chambers at [[11 King's Bench Walk]]. As a practitioner, he appeared before the [[European Court of Justice]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]]. He was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-14 |title=John Cavanagh QC in the Court of Justice in Luxembourg |url=https://www.11kbw.com/knowledge-events/case/john-cavanagh-qc-in-the-court-of-justice-in-luxembourg/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=11KBW}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Michael |date=2019-12-16 |title=Part-time judges win Supreme Court action over pensions |url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/part-time-judges-win-supreme-court-action-over-pensions/5102531.article |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=[[Law Gazette]] |language=}}</ref>
From 1979 to 1980, he worked as a [[Social work|social worker]] at St Philip's School in [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]]. Later he was an instructor in law at [[University of Illinois College of Law]] from 1983 to 1984, then a part-time lecturer in law at New College from 1984 to 1987. He was [[Call to the bar|called to the bar]] at [[Middle Temple]] in 1985, [[Queen's Counsel|took silk]] in 2001, and served as a [[Recorder (judge)|recorder]] from 2004 to 2019; from 2013 to 2019, he was joint head of chambers at [[11 King's Bench Walk]]. As a practitioner, he appeared before the [[European Court of Justice]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]]. He was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-14 |title=John Cavanagh QC in the Court of Justice in Luxembourg |url=https://www.11kbw.com/knowledge-events/case/john-cavanagh-qc-in-the-court-of-justice-in-luxembourg/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=11KBW}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Michael |date=2019-12-16 |title=Part-time judges win Supreme Court action over pensions |url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/part-time-judges-win-supreme-court-action-over-pensions/5102531.article |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=[[Law Gazette]] |language=}}</ref>


=== High Court appointment ===
On 1 October 2019, Cavanagh was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the [[Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales|Queen's Bench Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref> He received the customary [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] in the same year. Since 2021, he has been [[Presiding Judge (England and Wales)|Presiding Judge]] of the South Eastern Circuit, replacing [[Andrew Edis|Sir Andrew Edis]] who was promoted to the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=New Presiding Judge appointed |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/new-presiding-judge-appointed/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
On 1 October 2019, Cavanagh was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the [[Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales|Queen's Bench Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref> He received the customary [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] in the same year. Since 2021, he has been [[Presiding Judge (England and Wales)|Presiding Judge]] of the South Eastern Circuit, replacing [[Andrew Edis|Sir Andrew Edis]] who was promoted to the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=New Presiding Judge appointed |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/new-presiding-judge-appointed/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


== Personal life ==
In 1989, he married Suzanne Tolley, with whom he has a son and three daughters.<ref name=":0" />
In 1989, he married Suzanne Tolley, with whom he has a son and three daughters.<ref name=":0" />

== Notable cases ==
Notable cases heard by Cavanagh include:

* [[Murder of Sara Sharif]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 20 December 2024

The Honourable
Mr Justice Cavanagh
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2019
MonarchCharles III
Personal details
Born (1960-06-17) 17 June 1960 (age 64)
Belfast[citation needed]
United Kingdom
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
New College, Oxford

Sir John Patrick Cavanagh (born 17 June 1960)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Early life end education

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Born in Belfast, Cavanagh was educated at Warwick School. He studied at New College, Oxford, receiving an MA in law and followed this by postgraduate study at Clare College, Cambridge, where he completed an LLM.[1][2]

Career

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From 1979 to 1980, he worked as a social worker at St Philip's School in Airdrie. Later he was an instructor in law at University of Illinois College of Law from 1983 to 1984, then a part-time lecturer in law at New College from 1984 to 1987. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1985, took silk in 2001, and served as a recorder from 2004 to 2019; from 2013 to 2019, he was joint head of chambers at 11 King's Bench Walk. As a practitioner, he appeared before the European Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.[3][1][4]

High Court appointment

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On 1 October 2019, Cavanagh was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[5] He received the customary knighthood in the same year. Since 2021, he has been Presiding Judge of the South Eastern Circuit, replacing Sir Andrew Edis who was promoted to the Court of Appeal.[6][1]

Personal life

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In 1989, he married Suzanne Tolley, with whom he has a son and three daughters.[1]

Notable cases

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Notable cases heard by Cavanagh include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Cavanagh, Hon. Sir John Patrick, (born 17 June 1960)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u23517. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ "High Court appoints seven new judges - all Oxbridge educated". Legal Cheek. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "John Cavanagh QC in the Court of Justice in Luxembourg". 11KBW. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ Cross, Michael (16 December 2019). "Part-time judges win Supreme Court action over pensions". Law Gazette. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ "New Presiding Judge appointed". Judiciary UK. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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