Nicholas Blake (judge)
Sir Nicholas John Gorrod Blake (born 21 June 1949), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Blake, is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Nicholas Blake | |
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| High Court Judge | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1949 |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
He was educated at Cranleigh School and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1974 and became a bencher there in 2002. He was made a QC in 1994, specialising in immigration, asylum and free movement and human rights law. He was a founding member of Matrix Chambers and first chair of its management committee. He was appointed as a special advocate and as a Deputy High Court judge in 2002, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2007. From 2004 to 2013 he was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.
From 2010 to 2013 he was President of the newly established Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). He served as a British representative of the International Association of Judges.
Blake retired from the bench on 3 October 2017.