Nigel Davis
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Sir Nigel Davis
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 In procession in ceremonial dress at Llandaff Cathedral in 2013
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 4 October 2011 – 10 March 2021 |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
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In office 2001–2011 | |
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| Born | 10 March 1951 |
Sir Nigel Anthony Lamert Davis, PC (born 10 March 1951) is a former Lord Justice of Appeal.
Education
Davis was educated at Charterhouse School and University College, Oxford.
Career
Davis was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1975. In 1992, he became a Queen's Counsel. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998. The next year, he was named a Deputy High Court Judge. Davis was appointed to the High Court of Justice on 1 October 2001 and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division; he was knighted the same year. He served as a Presiding Judge for the Wales Circuit from 2006 to 2009. In 2011, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal effective 4 October 2011, and it was announced he would receive the customary appointment to the Privy Council. He retired as Lord Justice of Appeal with effect from 10 March 2021