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10 Facts About John Goldring

1.

John Goldring currently sits as the President of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, and serves as the Deputy Investigatory Powers Commissioner.

2.

John Goldring formerly sat on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

3.

John Goldring read law at the University of Exeter, before following a pupillage in the Midlands.

4.

John Goldring was called to the bar in 1969 and made a Bencher in 1996.

5.

John Goldring was a Recorder in the Crown Court from 1987 to 1999, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 1996.

6.

John Goldring was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal on 12 January 2009, whereupon he was appointed to the Privy Council.

7.

John Goldring served as Deputy Senior Presiding Judge from October 2008 until his promotion to Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales on 1 January 2010.

8.

John Goldring served as a deputy senior judge of the Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus, a deputy High Court judge, and a judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey.

9.

John Goldring was appointed as a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission in February 2006, as representative for the judiciary.

10.

Lady John Goldring is Vice Lord Lieutenant and a past High Sheriff of the County.