The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2017 | |
Nominated by | Jack Straw |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Lord Lloyd-Jones |
Master of the Rolls | |
In office 3 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
Succeeded by | The 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 13 May 1943 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Rosemary, Lady Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony |
Education | Oakham School |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Barrister |
Website | http://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.