Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge
Patrick Stewart Hodge, Lord Hodge, PC (born 19 May 1953)[1] is a British lawyer, currently serving as Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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| Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Assumed office 27 January 2020 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | Robert Buckland | ||||||||
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| President | The Lord Reed of Allermuir | ||||||||
| Preceded by | The Lord Reed of Allermuir | ||||||||
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |||||||||
| In office 1 October 2013 – 26 January 2020 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | Chris Grayling | ||||||||
| Preceded by | The Lord Hope of Craighead | ||||||||
| Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong | |||||||||
| In office 1 January 2021 – 30 March 2022 | |||||||||
| Appointed by | Carrie Lam | ||||||||
| Preceded by | James Spigelman | ||||||||
| Senator of the College of Justice | |||||||||
| In office 2005–2013 | |||||||||
| Nominated by | Jack McConnell | ||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | |||||||||
| Assumed office 28 February 2022 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | The Earl of Strathearn | ||||||||
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| Born | Patrick Stewart Hodge 19 May 1953 | ||||||||
| Education | Glenalmond College | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University of Edinburgh | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 賀知義 | ||||||||
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Early life
Hodge was educated at Croftinloan School, a private junior boarding school in Perthshire, and Trinity College, Glenalmond, also in Perthshire. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (BA), and the University of Edinburgh School of Law (LLB), and worked as a civil servant at the Scottish Office between 1975 and 1978,[2] before being admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1983.[3]
Legal career
Hodge was appointed Standing Junior Counsel to the Department of Energy from 1989 to 1991, and to the Inland Revenue from 1991 to 1996, in which year he became Queen's Counsel. As a QC, his practice was mainly in commercial law, judicial review and property law.[2] He served as a part-time Commissioner on the Scottish Law Commission from 1997–2003, and from 2000 to 2005 was a Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey, and Procurator to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 2005, taking the judicial courtesy title, Lord Hodge.[2][3] Like all Scottish judges on the Supreme Court, he has sat in both the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, but had particular responsibility as the Exchequer judge in the Court of Session.[3] On 1 October 2013, Hodge succeeded Lord Hope as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.[4] On 27 January 2020, Hodge was appointed Deputy President of the Supreme Court, succeeding Lord Reed who became President.[5]
Hodge was nominated to Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal on 5 October 2020, where overseas judges are allowed to serve part-time in addition to appointments in their home jurisdictions.[6] He assumed office on 1 January 2021 to fill the vacancy left by Australian judge James Spigelman who had quit because of the concern over the controversial national security law enacted by China.[7][8] In a joint letter, a group of 32 lawmakers from both houses of the UK parliament raised concerns about Hodge’s appointment.[9]
On 30 March 2022, he tendered his resignation as a Hong Kong judge, citing concerns about the national security law.[10]
The Queen appointed Hodge to represent her as Lord High Commissioner to the Church of Scotland's 2022 General Assembly.[11] King Charles III approved his reappointment in 2023.[12]
Personal life
Hodge married Penelope Jane Wigin in 1983, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. His interests include opera and skiing, and he is a member of Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society. He has been a Governor of Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, since 1998.
References
- "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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- "Appointment of new judges". Scottish Executive. 2 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- "Biographies – The Hon Lord Hodge". Scottish Court Service. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- "Trio of judicial appointments to the Supreme Court" (News release). The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
Lord Hodge will succeed Lord Hope, one of the two Scottish Justices, who retires on 27 June 2013. Lord Hodge will not take up his role until the beginning of the new legal year, in October 2013.
- Court, The Supreme. "Lord Hodge named Deputy President of the Supreme Court - The Supreme Court". www.supremecourt.uk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- Lau, Jack; Cheung, Tony (5 October 2020). "Top Scottish judge appointed to Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal in move seen as bid to assure public on judicial independence". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal". www.info.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Former ABC chairman resigns as judge of Hong Kong court over new national security law". www.abc.net.au. 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "UK lawmakers condemn judge's appointment to top HK court as British "complicity in abuses" ｜ Apple Daily". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "Role of UK Supreme Court judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal - update". 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022.
- "Appointment of the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2022". gov.uk. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- "Appointment of the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2023". gov.uk. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
