Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony

The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office
1 October 2009 – 30 September 2017
Nominated byJack Straw
Appointed byElizabeth II
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byLord Lloyd-Jones
Master of the Rolls
In office
3 October 2005 – 30 September 2009
Preceded byThe Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
Succeeded byThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1998–2005
High Court Judge
In office
1993–1998
Personal details
Born
Anthony Peter Clarke

(1943-05-13) 13 May 1943 (age 81)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Rosemary, Lady Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
EducationOakham School
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister
Websitehttp://www.shipwrights.co.uk

Anthony Peter Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, PC (born 13 May 1943) is a British lawyer.[1] He was one of the first 11 Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Justices and was the first High Court judge to be appointed directly to that court when it came into existence on 1 October 2009 without previously having sat as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He was appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong on 11 April 2011 as a non-permanent judge.[2] He was previously Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales. He retired from the Supreme Court in September 2017.

  1. ^ Rainey, Simon. The Law of Tug and Tow and Offshore Contracts Preface & King's College Cambridge – New Honorary Fellows (Accessed 5 April 2018)
  2. ^ "Cheung named next Chief of High Court". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.

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