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Lord Justice Nicholas Wilson has been appointed to the supreme court: which is the UK's highest court .
The appointment was made by the Queen at the recommendation of the prime minister and lord chancellor, following the recommendation of an independent selection commission. The commission consulted across each of the supreme court's three UK jurisdictions. Lord Phillips, the president of the supreme court, said: "I am very pleased to welcome these appointments. The independent selection commission considered a strong field of candidates who applied following open advertisement of the vacancies.
Lord JusticeNicholasWilson will prove a valuable asset to this court as another judge with a family law background, whose skill and knowledge has shone through all his judgments at the court of appeal for England and Wales....
"These appointments reflect the fact that the pool of legal talent from which the highest court in the land can draw was deliberately widened by parliament when it created the supreme court. I am very much looking forward to working alongside two new justices of such considerable calibre."
Lord Justice Nicholas Wilson said: "I am deeply honoured by my appointment which presents a huge challenge and casts a heavy burden of responsibility. I hope to contribute wisely to the development of the law."
Lord Justice Wilson will be formally sworn in as a justice of the supreme court on Thursday 26 May.
Lord Justice Nicholas Wilson was called to the Bar in 1967 and was admitted to Inner Temple.He took Silk and was invested as a Queen's Counsel in 1987 and was invested as a Knight Bachelor in 1993. He was appointed as a Recorder in 1987 and was made a Bencher of Inner Temple in 1993. In 1993 he was appointed to the office of Judge of the High Court, Family Division (1993-2005) and to the Court of Appeal in 2005.Lord Justice Wilson was knighted in 1993.
The appointment was made by the Queen at the recommendation of the prime minister and lord chancellor, following the recommendation of an independent selection commission. The commission consulted across each of the supreme court's three UK jurisdictions. Lord Phillips, the president of the supreme court, said: "I am very pleased to welcome these appointments. The independent selection commission considered a strong field of candidates who applied following open advertisement of the vacancies.
Lord JusticeNicholasWilson will prove a valuable asset to this court as another judge with a family law background, whose skill and knowledge has shone through all his judgments at the court of appeal for England and Wales....
"These appointments reflect the fact that the pool of legal talent from which the highest court in the land can draw was deliberately widened by parliament when it created the supreme court. I am very much looking forward to working alongside two new justices of such considerable calibre."
Lord Justice Nicholas Wilson said: "I am deeply honoured by my appointment which presents a huge challenge and casts a heavy burden of responsibility. I hope to contribute wisely to the development of the law."
Lord Justice Wilson will be formally sworn in as a justice of the supreme court on Thursday 26 May.
Lord Justice Nicholas Wilson was called to the Bar in 1967 and was admitted to Inner Temple.He took Silk and was invested as a Queen's Counsel in 1987 and was invested as a Knight Bachelor in 1993. He was appointed as a Recorder in 1987 and was made a Bencher of Inner Temple in 1993. In 1993 he was appointed to the office of Judge of the High Court, Family Division (1993-2005) and to the Court of Appeal in 2005.Lord Justice Wilson was knighted in 1993.
