Mark Wall (judge)

Sir Mark Arthur Wall (born 4 March 1963)[1] styled The Honourable Mr Justice Wall is a British High Court judge.

The Honourable
Mr Justice Wall
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
1 October 2020
MonarchCharles III
Personal details
Born (1963-03-04) 4 March 1963
London, England
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Early life and education

Wall was born in London, England and grew up in Worcestershire.[2] He was educated at King Charles I School in Kidderminster and completed a BA at St John's College, Cambridge in 1984.[1]

Wall was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1985 and developed a practice in criminal law based at Citadel Chambers.[3] He was appointed a recorder in 2002, took silk in 2006, and was leader of the Midland circuit from 2011 to 2014. He was a member of the Bar Council from 2008 to 2014.[1]

In 2013, Wall was appointed a deputy High Court judge in the Administrative Court and was appointed a circuit judge a year later.

On 1 October 2020, Wall was appointed a judge of the High Court, following the promotion of Sir Richard Arnold to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division (now King's Bench Division).[4][5][6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1]

Marriage and children

In 1987, Wall married Carmel Adler (a circuit judge). They have a son and a daughter.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Wall, Hon. Sir Mark Arthur, (born 4 March 1963)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245576. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. "High Court Judges 2020". Judicial Appointments Commission. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. "Mark Wall QC becomes 16th member of Citadel Chambers appointed to the judiciary in last 20 years". Citadel Chambers. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. "High Court Appointments". Judiciary UK. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. "Legal news". The Times. 29 September 2020. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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