David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones

British judge (born 1952)

The Right Honourable

Lord Lloyd-Jones

FLSW

Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Incumbent

Assumed office
30 August 2022[1]
Nominated by| Dominic Raab
Appointed by| Elizabeth II
Preceded by| Himself
In office
2 October 2017 – 13 January 2022
Nominated by| David Lidington
Appointed by| Elizabeth II
Preceded by| The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Succeeded by| Himself
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1 October 2012 – 1 October 2017
Personal details
Born|  (1952-01-13) 13 January 1952 (age 72)
Education| Pontypridd Boys' Grammar School
Alma mater| Downing College, Cambridge

David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones, PC, FLSW (born 13 January 1952) is a British judge and legal scholar. He has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since 2017, and has also served as a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and as a chairman of the Law Commission prior to joining the Supreme Court.

## Early life[edit]

Lloyd Jones was born on 13 January 1952,[2] in Church Village, near Pontypridd,[3] to William Elwyn Jones and Annie Blodwen Jones (née Lloyd-Jones).[4] He was educated at Pontypridd Boys' Grammar School.[5] He studied law at Downing College, Cambridge,[4] graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree, and a first class Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree (since renamed by Cambridge to the LLM).[3]

## Career[edit]

Lloyd-Jones in procession at Llandaff Cathedral in 2013

### Academic career[edit]

Lloyd Jones was a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge from 1975 to 1991.[5] From 1999 to 2005, he was a visiting professor at City University, London.[6] He has written articles that have been published in a number of academic journals specialising in law.[4]

### Legal career[edit]

Lloyd Jones was called to the bar in 1975 (Middle Temple). He became a recorder in 1994 and served as a junior Crown Counsel (Common Law) from 1997 to 1999.[4] Lloyd Jones became a Queen's Counsel in 1999.

On 3 October 2005, he was appointed as a High Court judge,[7] and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He served as presiding judge on the Wales and Chester Circuit and chairman of the Lord Chancellor's Standing Committee on the Welsh Language from 2008 to 2011.[5] On 1 October 2012, Lloyd Jones was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal,[8] and was appointed to the Privy Council on 7 November 2012.[9]

On 2 October 2017 Lloyd Jones was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, where he chose the judicial courtesy title of Lord Lloyd-Jones. He retired on 13 January 2022 upon attaining 70 years of age, the last justice so to retire before the retirement age was raised to 75.[10] He then became a member of the supplementary panel.[11]

On 17 August 2022, after the mandatory retirement age changed to 75, it was announced that Lloyd-Jones had been reappointed to the Supreme Court.[12]

He is Treasurer of Middle Temple for 2023.[13]

## Honours[edit]

In 2005, upon being appointed a High Court judge, he received the customary appointment of Knight Bachelor. On 14 February 2006, he was knighted at Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.[14]

He was made an Honorary Fellow of Aberystwyth University in 2012.[3] He was awarded an honorary degree by Swansea University in 2014.[15] In 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW).[6][16]

## See also[edit]

* List of judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

## References[edit]

1. ^ "No. 63802". The London Gazette. 2 September 2022. p. 16690.
2. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary of England and Wales. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
3. ^ a b c "High Court Fellow". News. University of Aberystwyth. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. ^ a b c d "JONES, Rt Hon. Sir David Lloyd". Who's Who 2015. A & C Black. October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. ^ a b c "Mr. Justice Lloyd Jones". Boundary Commission for Wales. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
6. ^ a b 'JONES, Rt Hon. Sir David Lloyd', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 22 July 2017
7. ^ "No. 57779". The London Gazette. 7 October 2005. p. 12972.
8. ^ "No. 60289". The London Gazette. 4 October 2012. p. 19045.
9. ^ "Orders for 7 November 2012" (PDF). Privy Council Office.
10. ^ Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act, 2022, s 121.
11. ^ "Supplementary List". The Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
12. ^ "New appointments to the UK Supreme Court and JCPC". www.gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
13. ^ "Officers of the Inn," Middle Temple website, retrieved 14 January 2023.
14. ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. No. 57922\. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
15. ^ "The Rt. Hon. Sir David Lloyd Jones". Honorary Awards. Swansea University. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
16. ^ "The Right Honourable Sir David Lloyd Jones". Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

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