Hon. Edwin Johnson

The Honourable
Mr Justice Edwin Johnson
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Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2021
Personal details
Born 11 April 1963 (age 60)
Lincolnshire, England
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford
Sir Edwin Geoffrey Johnson (born 11 May 1963) is a British High Court judge.[1]
Personal life and education[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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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. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "High Court Judges 2021". Judicial Appointments Commission. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Mr Justice Edwin Johnson". Maitland Chambers. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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a b "High Court Appointment: Edwin Johnson QC". Judiciary UK. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Court Circular: March 16, 2022". The Times. 17 March 2022. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber". 29 July 2022.
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