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Derek Sweeting
Chair of the Bar Council
Sir Derek Anthony Sweeting is a British High Court judge.[1]
Mr Justice Sweeting | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
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Sweeting grew up in Greater London, attending a state school and later studying law at Clare College, Cambridge.[2][1]
Before undertaking his Law degree, he served in the British Army for 1 year. He trained at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was deployed to West Germany as a Tank Commander. Upon completion of his studies in Cambridge, he enlisted as a Reservist in the Special Air Service (SAS).[2]
Sweeting was called to the Bar in 1983 by Middle Temple[3] and was appointed King's Counsel in 2001.[4]
Before becoming a High Court judge, he practiced at the Barristers' chambers ‘7BR’.[5]
Bar Council
He was appointed as Chair of the Bar council in 2021 until 2022.[6]
In April 2021, Sweeting questioned whether the term 'BAME' (Black, Asian, and Minority ethnic) could "disguise the fact that there's massive under-representation of black members of our community at the bar".[7]
Judicial career
Sweeting was appointed as a Recorder in the Crown Court and County Court on 15 March 2002.[8]
On 11 January 2022, Sweeting was appointed as a High Court Judge. He was assigned to the King's Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice.[3] He received his customary Knighthood in July 2023, at Windsor Castle.[9]
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- "High Court Appointment – Sweeting QC". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- 7BR (22 December 2021). "Derek Sweeting QC has been appointed to the High Court Bench". 7BR Barristers Chambers. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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- Slingo, Jemma (4 April 2021). "Bar council chair criticises 'BAME' label". The Law Society Gazette. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". London Gazette. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.