Mark Hedley

Sir Mark Hedley, DL (born 23 August 1946) is a British retired judge. He was a Justice of the High Court from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

Hedley was born on 23 August 1946 in London, England.[1][2] He was brought up in Africa.[2] He was educated at Framlingham College, then an all-boys private school.[1] He studied law at the University of Liverpool, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.[1][2]

Hedley was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1969 and made a bencher in 2002. He was appointed a Recorder in 1988 and a circuit judge for the Northern Circuit in 1992.[3] On 11 January 2002, he was appointed a High Court judge,[4] receiving the customary knighthood, and assigned to the Family Division. He retired on 10 January 2013.[5]

Ecclesiastical career

Since 1975, Hedley has been a Reader (licensed lay minister) of the Church of England. In 2002, he was appointed Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool.[1]

Honours

On 27 April 2015, Hedley was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Merseyside.[6]

He was awarded the Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England in 2022.[7]

References
  1. 'HEDLEY, Sir Mark', 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 18 Oct 2017
  2. Elston, Laura (8 October 2004). "Judge who had to make the final decision". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. "The Hon Mr Justice Hedley". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. "No. 56455". The London Gazette. 16 January 2001. p. 541.
  5. "Retirement of a High Court Judge - the Honourable Sir Mark Hedley". www.justice.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. "No. 61214". The London Gazette. 30 April 2015. p. 7986.
  7. "Archbishop of Canterbury honours outstanding people in 2022 Lambeth Awards". The Archbishop Of Canterbury. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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