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'''Sir Edwin Geoffrey Johnson''' (born 11 May 1963) is a British [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]].
'''Sir Edwin Geoffrey Johnson''' (born 11 May 1963) is a British [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]].<ref name=":0" />


== Personal life and education ==
Johnson was born in [[Lincolnshire]], England and grew up in [[Surrey]]; he was educated at [[Lancing College]]. He then attended [[Christ Church, Oxford]] where he completed a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[jurisprudence]] in 1986.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-01 |title=Johnson, Hon. Sir Edwin (Geoffrey), (born 11 May 1963) |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-245914 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[Who's Who (UK)]] |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245914}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-16 |title=High Court Judges 2021 |url=https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/what-it-is-like-to-be-a-judge/high-court-judges-2021/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[Judicial Appointments Commission]]}}</ref>
Johnson was born in [[Lincolnshire]], England and grew up in [[Surrey]]; he was educated at [[Lancing College]]. He then attended [[Christ Church, Oxford]] where he completed a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[jurisprudence]] in 1986.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-01 |title=Johnson, Hon. Sir Edwin (Geoffrey), (born 11 May 1963) |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-245914 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[Who's Who (UK)]] |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245914|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-16 |title=High Court Judges 2021 |url=https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/what-it-is-like-to-be-a-judge/high-court-judges-2021/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[Judicial Appointments Commission]]}}</ref>


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In 1991, he married Mary Thorne and together they have two sons and a daughter.<ref name=":0" />
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He was [[Call to the bar|called to the bar]] at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1987 and practised real property and professional negligence from [[Maitland Chambers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-04 |title=Mr Justice Edwin Johnson |url=https://www.maitlandchambers.com/resources/news/october-2021/mr-justice-edwin-johnson |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[Maitland Chambers]]}}</ref> He [[Queen's Counsel|took silk]] in 2006 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017. He was an editor of ''[[Snell's Equity]]'' thirty-first edition in 2005.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-29 |title=High Court Appointment: Edwin Johnson QC |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/high-court-appointment-edwin-johnson-qc/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> As a practitioner, he appeared before the [[Judicial functions of the House of Lords|House of Lords]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-07-02 |title=EARL CADOGAN & OTHERS v 26 CADOGAN SQUARE LTD; HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LTD v AGGIO & OTHERS |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/lawreports/2236202/EARL-CADOGAN-and-OTHERS-v-26-CADOGAN-SQUARE-LTD-HOWARD-DE-WALDEN-ESTATES-LTD-v-AGGIO-and-OTHERS.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |publisher=}}</ref>


== Career ==
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On 1 October 2021, Johnson was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the [[Chancery division|Chancery Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He received the customary [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] in the same year.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-17 |title=Court Circular: March 16, 2022 |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/court-circular-march-16-2022-vpk9qx2dq |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-05-02 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
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He was [[Call to the bar|called to the bar]] at [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1987 and practised real property and professional negligence from [[Maitland Chambers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-04 |title=Mr Justice Edwin Johnson |url=https://www.maitlandchambers.com/resources/news/october-2021/mr-justice-edwin-johnson |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[Maitland Chambers]]}}</ref> He [[Queen's Counsel|took silk]] in 2006 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017. He was an editor of ''Snell's Equity'' thirty-first edition in 2005.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-29 |title=High Court Appointment: Edwin Johnson QC |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/high-court-appointment-edwin-johnson-qc/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> As a practitioner, he appeared before the [[Judicial functions of the House of Lords|House of Lords]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-07-02 |title=EARL CADOGAN & OTHERS v 26 CADOGAN SQUARE LTD; HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LTD v AGGIO & OTHERS |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/lawreports/2236202/EARL-CADOGAN-and-OTHERS-v-26-CADOGAN-SQUARE-LTD-HOWARD-DE-WALDEN-ESTATES-LTD-v-AGGIO-and-OTHERS.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |publisher=}}</ref>


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On 1 October 2021, Johnson was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the [[Chancery division|Chancery Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Judiciary UK}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He received the customary [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] in the same year.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-17 |title=Court Circular: March 16, 2022 |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/court-circular-march-16-2022-vpk9qx2dq |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-05-02 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> He was appointed President of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on 1 August 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2022 |title=Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/appointments-and-retirements/chamber-president-of-the-lands-chamber-of-the-upper-tribunal/}}</ref>
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In 1991, he married Mary Thorne and together they have two sons and a daughter.<ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 09:10, 23 December 2024

The Honourable
Mr Justice Edwin Johnson
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61)
Lincolnshire, England
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Sir Edwin Geoffrey Johnson (born 11 May 1963) is a British High Court judge.[1]

Personal life and education

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Johnson was born in Lincolnshire, England and grew up in Surrey; he was educated at Lancing College. He then attended Christ Church, Oxford where he completed a BA in jurisprudence in 1986.[1][2]

In 1991, he married Mary Thorne and together they have two sons and a daughter.[1]

Career

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He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1987 and practised real property and professional negligence from Maitland Chambers.[3] He took silk in 2006 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017. He was an editor of Snell's Equity thirty-first edition in 2005.[4][1] As a practitioner, he appeared before the House of Lords.[5]

On 1 October 2021, Johnson was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Chancery Division.[6][4] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1][7] He was appointed President of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on 1 August 2022. [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Johnson, Hon. Sir Edwin (Geoffrey), (born 11 May 1963)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245914. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "High Court Judges 2021". Judicial Appointments Commission. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Mr Justice Edwin Johnson". Maitland Chambers. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "High Court Appointment: Edwin Johnson QC". Judiciary UK. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "EARL CADOGAN & OTHERS v 26 CADOGAN SQUARE LTD; HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LTD v AGGIO & OTHERS". The Telegraph. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Court Circular: March 16, 2022". The Times. 17 March 2022. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber". 29 July 2022.
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