Pushpinder Saini

Sir Pushpinder Singh Saini (born 26 February 1968)[1] is a British High Court judge.

The Honourable
Mr Justice Saini
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
1 October 2019
MonarchsCharles III
Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1968-02-26) 26 February 1968
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityBritish
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford

Saini was born in Nairobi, Kenya and educated at Dormers Wells High School in Southall and attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, completing a BA and the postgraduate BCL, graduating with a first on both.[1][2]

He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1991 and practised from Blackstone Chambers. He took silk in 2008 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.[3][1]

On 1 October 2019, Saini was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[4] He took the customary knighthood in the same year.[1]

In 1996, he married Gemma White with whom he has a son and a daughter.[1]

References
  1. "Saini, Hon. Sir Pushpinder Singh, (born 26 Feb. 1968)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246724. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. "High Court appoints seven new judges - all Oxbridge educated". Legal Cheek. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. "Judicial appointments". The Times. 30 May 2017. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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