Sir Jeremy Stuart-Smith (born 1955) is an English judge.
Origins and education
He is the son of Sir Murray Stuart-Smith (a former Lord Justice of Appeal) and Joan, the daughter of Major Thomas Motion. He was educated at Radley College and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[1]
Legal career
Stuart-Smith was called to the Bar in 1978 and was appointed Queen's Counsel. In 1997 he was appointed to perform a scrutiny regarding the Hillsborough disaster. He was appointed a High Court judge with effect from 2 October 2012, being assigned by the Lord Chief Justice to the Queen’s Bench Division.[2]
He is the co-author, with Professor Robert Merkin, of a textbook on the law of motor insurance.[3]
Personal life
Stuart-Smith married on 25 September 1982 Arabella, the daughter of David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. They have four children.[4]
He is a keen player of the French horn.[5]
References
- ^ "Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith QC". Corpus Christi College. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Appointment of a High Court Judge – Stuart-Smith" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ Merkin and Stuart-Smith, The Law of Motor Insurance (Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, 2004).
- ^ "Montgomery of Alamein", Burke’s Peerage.
- ^ "Tulkinghorn: Horns of Plenty". The Lawyer. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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