James Munby
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The Right Honourable Sir James Munby |
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| President of the Family Division | |
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Assumed office 11 January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Nicholas Wall |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 12 October 2009 – 11 January 2013 |
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| Nominated by |
Gordon Brown as Prime Minister |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1948 |
| Education | Magdalen College School |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
Sir James Lawrence Munby (born 27 July 1948) is an English judge who is President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales.
Munby was born on 27 July 1948. He was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford and Wadham College, Oxford, which he is an Honorary Fellow.
Munby was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1971 and practised as a barrister at New Square Chambers. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1988 and as a High Court Judge on 2 October 2000, assigned to the Family Division and authorised to sit in the Administrative Court.
Munby was appointed as Chairman of the Law Commission on 1 August 2009, replacing Lord Justice Etherton. On 12 October of that year, he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal, receiving the customary appointment to the Privy Council. His term as Chairman of the Law Commission expired in August 2012. On 11 January 2013, he succeeded Sir Nicholas Wall as President of the Family Division.
Munby was the presiding judge when Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer divorced his second wife, Carolyn Freud. Spencer's barrister Nicholas Mostyn advised his client that the case could be heard in private, which Munby rejected. The Earl was upset at the final settlement. The Earl later unsuccessfully sued Mostyn.
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