John Anthony Dyson, Lord Dyson, was born on 31 July 1943 and is a former British judge and barrister.
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15 Facts About Lord Dyson
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Lord Dyson was Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, the second most senior judge in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2012.
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Lord Dyson was the first justice to be appointed who was not a peer.
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Lord Dyson's mother was Bulgarian and his paternal grandparents Lithuanian.
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Lord Dyson was appointed to the Bench of the High Court on 30 March 1993, sitting in the Queen's Bench Division, and received a knighthood.
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Lord Dyson was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom with effect from 12 April 2010, and was sworn in on 19 April.
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Lord Dyson's appointment brought the Supreme Court up to full strength by filling a vacancy that had existed since the court began work in October 2009.
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Lord Dyson retired and was replaced by Sir Terence Etherton as Master of the Rolls on 3 October 2016.
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Lord Dyson has returned to 39 Essex Chambers to practise as an arbitrator and mediator.
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