John Dyson, Lord Dyson

John Anthony Dyson, Lord Dyson, PC (born 31 July 1943) is a former British judge and barrister. He 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. He was the first justice to be appointed who was not a peer.

Lord Dyson
Lord Dyson in 2013
Master of the Rolls
Head of Civil Justice
In office
1 October 2012  2 October 2016
Appointed byElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Succeeded bySir Terence Etherton
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office
12 April 2010  1 October 2012
Nominated byJack Straw
Appointed byElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Succeeded byLord Hughes of Ombersley
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
11 January 2001  12 April 2010
Preceded bySir Martin Nourse
High Court Judge
In office
30 March 1993  11 January 2001
Personal details
Born
John Anthony Dyson

(1943-07-31) 31 July 1943
Spouse
Jacqueline Levy
(m. 1970)
Children2
Alma materWadham College, Oxford
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister
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