The Right Honourable Sir Brian Leveson was called to the Bar in 1970. He took Silk in 1986, and has been a Bencher since 1995. He acted as a Recorder between 1988 and 2000 and as a Deputy High Court Judge between 1998 and 2000. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court, assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division, in 2000, and served as a Presiding Judge of the Northern Circuit between 2002-2005. In 2005 he was appointed to the new position of Deputy Senior Presiding Judge.

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  • The Right Honourable Sir Brian Leveson was called to the Bar in 1970. He took Silk in 1986, and has been a Bencher since 1995. He acted as a Recorder between 1988 and 2000 and as a Deputy High Court Judge between 1998 and 2000. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court, assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division, in 2000, and served as a Presiding Judge of the Northern Circuit between 2002-2005. In 2005 he was appointed to the new position of Deputy Senior Presiding Judge. The Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, appointed Mr Justice Leveson (as he then was) to act as Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales, with effect from 1 January 2007. He succeeded Lord Justice Thomas (who had held the office since 2003). The Queen approved Mr Justice Leveson’s appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal with effect from 2 October 2006. He currently resides in London with his wife and 3 children.
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  • June 2009
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  • The Right Honourable Sir Brian Leveson was called to the Bar in 1970. He took Silk in 1986, and has been a Bencher since 1995. He acted as a Recorder between 1988 and 2000 and as a Deputy High Court Judge between 1998 and 2000. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court, assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division, in 2000, and served as a Presiding Judge of the Northern Circuit between 2002-2005. In 2005 he was appointed to the new position of Deputy Senior Presiding Judge.
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