1. Sir Brian Henry Leveson is an English retired senior judge who is the current Investigatory Powers Commissioner, having previously served as the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.
21 Facts About Brian Leveson
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Brian Leveson was educated at Liverpool College, a then public school in Mossley Hill, Liverpool.
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Brian Leveson studied at Merton College, Oxford and was President of the Oxford Law Society.
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Brian Leveson was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1970.
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Brian Leveson initially practised in Liverpool and became Queen's Counsel in 1986.
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Brian Leveson became a bencher in 1995, acted as a Recorder between 1988 and 2000, and as a Deputy High Court Judge between 1998 and 2000.
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In 2000, Brian Leveson was appointed as a Judge of the High Court, Queen's Bench Division, and served as a Presiding Judge of the Northern Circuit between 2002 and 2005.
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In 2006, Brian Leveson was appointed to the new position of Deputy Senior Presiding Judge and, on 2 October 2006, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal.
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Brian Leveson was promoted to Senior Presiding Judge with effect from 1 January 2007.
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On 1 October 2013, Brian Leveson was appointed President of the Queen's Bench Division, succeeding Sir John Thomas.
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Brian Leveson was Treasurer of Middle Temple for the year 2020.
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Brian Leveson was the lead prosecution counsel during the trial of Rosemary West, who went on to be convicted for the murders of ten young women, including her own eldest daughter, in November 1995.
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Brian Leveson was one of three judges who heard an appeal in 2013 by several men who had admitted terrorist offences.
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In 1989 Brian Leveson was the lead prosecution counsel at the trial of comedian Ken Dodd.
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Brian Leveson presided over the trial of ex-US Marine Toby Studebaker for charges relating to child grooming over the internet.
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Brian Leveson sentenced 100-year-old Bernard Heginbotham, who was found guilty of manslaughter of his wife of 67 years, 87-year-old Ida, to a 12-month rehabilitation order.
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Brian Leveson presided over the trial of two men who were found guilty in 2005 of murdering Anthony Walker with an axe.
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Brian Leveson was one of the judges in the appeal of Ruth Ellis in 2003 who said that the appeal was without merit.
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In 2019, Brian Leveson was appointed as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, and re-appointed for a further three-year term in October 2022.
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Brian Leveson was appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2001, by Queen Elizabeth II granting him the title of 'Sir'.
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In 2006 Brian Leveson was sworn as a Privy Counsellor which grants him the Style 'The Right Honourable' for life.