The Honourable
Mr Justice Francis
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
3 October 2016
MonarchCharles III
Personal details
Born
Peter Nicholas Francis

(1958-04-22) 22 April 1958
Glamorgan, Wales[1]
NationalityBritish
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge

Sir Peter Nicholas Francis, styled Mr Justice Francis, is a British High Court judge.[2]

Early life

Francis was educated at Radley College before going up to Downing College, Cambridge.[2]

Career

Francis was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1981, and became a King's Counsel in 2002. He specialised in family law, and became head of chambers at 29 Bedford Row in 2002.[2]

He was appointed as an Assistant Recorder in 1999 and later a Recorder to sit on the South Eastern Circuit in July, 2000.[3][4]

He would be appointed as a Deputy High Court judge in 2011. He would later be appointed as a High Court judge in 2016 and assigned to the Family Division by the Lord Chief Justice. He received the customary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on16th of December 2016.[5][6]

Notable cases

In 2017, he ruled on the controversial best interests case of Charlie Gard.[7]

References

  1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. 1 2 3 "Francis, Hon. Sir (Peter) Nicholas". Who's Who.
  3. ↑ "Knighthoods and DBEs conferred: 18 November 2016" (Press release). GOV.UK. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "No. 2666969". The London Gazette. 16 December 2016. p. 1105.
  7. ↑ Fouzder, Monidipa (11 April 2017). "Baby's parents 'struggling to understand' life support ruling". The Law Gazette. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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