Adam Johnson (judge)
British judge (born 1965)
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Sir Adam Martin Johnson (born 4 October 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge and a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission.[2]
Mr Justice Adam Johnson | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 01 October 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1965 Sheffield, England |
| Churchill College, Cambridge | |
Johnson was born in Sheffield, England and attended Beaver Hill Comprehensive. He attended Churchill College, Cambridge and graduated with a BA in 1987. He was the first in his family to attend university.[3][1]
In 1990, Johnson was admitted as a solicitor and joined Herbert Smith Freehills where he specialised in commercial litigation.[4] He was an associate from 1990 to 1997, then he was made partner in 1997. He took silk in 2017 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2018.[1]
On 2 October 2020, Johnson was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Sir Henry Carr who had died, and he was assigned to the Chancery Division.[5][6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1]
In 1996, he married Jennifer and together they have a son and two daughters.[1]