Paul Kennedy (English judge)
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The Right Honourable Sir Paul Kennedy QC |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 1992–2005 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
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Paul Joseph Morrow Kennedy 12 June 1935 Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Law |
Sir Paul Joseph Morrow Kennedy (born 12 June 1935) is a British jurist. He is a former vice-president of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and former Interception of Communications Commissioner.
Kennedy was born in northern England in Sheffield, Yorkshire. He studied at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, then at Caius College at Cambridge and received his final law training at Sheffield University.
In 1960 Kennedy was admitted to legal practice as a barrister via Gray’s Inn, and in 1973 he took silk (became Queen's Counsel). From 1971 to 1983 Kennedy served as the recorder on the North Eastern Circuit. In 1983 he was appointed as a justice on the High Court, assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division, where he served until 1992. He was the presiding judge of the North Eastern Circuit from 1985 to 1989.
From 1992 to 2005 Kennedy was an appellate judge on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, known as a Lord Justice of Appeal. From 1997 to 2002 he also served as the vice-president of the Queen’s Bench Division.
In 2006, Kennedy was appointed as Interception of Communications Commissioner (ICC) by Tony Blair for the standard three-year term. In April 2009, he was reappointed for a second term by Gordon Brown. Kennedy served until December 2012, and was succeeded by Sir Anthony May in January 2013. In 2014, Kennedy served an additional six months as Interception of Communications Commissioner due to the convalescence of Anthony May from an accident.
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