Colin Mackay (judge)

Sir Colin Crichton Mackay (born 26 September 1943) is a former British judge and barrister. He was a Justice of the High Court of England and Wales from 2001 until his retirement in 2013.

Education

Mackay attended the boys-only boarding school Radley College, then Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1]

Mackay was called to the bar (Middle Temple) in 1967 and was made a bencher in 1995.[1] Mackay became a Queen's Counsel in 1998,[2] and was appointed a Recorder in 1992.[3] On 24 January 2001, he was appointed a High Court judge,[4] receiving the customary knighthood, and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. Upon reaching the age of 70, Mackay retired from the judiciary.[5]

In retirement, he was appointed a Surveillance Commissioner. He will serve in that role for a three-year term, between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2018.[6]

References
  1. "Preview Record: Mackay, Sir Colin Crichton". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. "No. 51700". The London Gazette. 11 April 1989. p. 4311.
  3. "No. 52831". The London Gazette. 12 February 1992. p. 2393.
  4. "No. 56105". The London Gazette. 30 January 2001. p. 1167.
  5. "High Court- Retirement of The Honourable Sir Colin (Crichton) Mackay". Judicial appointments. Ministry of Justice. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. "Assistant Surveillance Commissioner and Surveillance Commissioner appointments". Office of Surveillance. GOV.UK. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.



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