Sir James Michael Dingemans (born 25 June 1964), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Dingemans, is a judge of the Court of Appeal, having previously served as a High Court judge.
Lord Justice Dingemans | |
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Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Assumed office 21 October 2019 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 10 June 2013 – 21 October 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 June 1964 |
Dingemans was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1987. He practised from Chambers at 3 Hare Court. He became a Queen's Counsel and a Recorder in 2002[1] and was approved to sit as a deputy High Court judge from 2010.[2]
On 10 June 2013, he was appointed a High Court judge,[3] receiving the customary knighthood in 2014,[4] and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.
On 21 October 2019, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal[5] and has since 5 February 2020 been Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division.[6]
He is the co-author, with Can Yeginsu, Tom Cross, and Hafsah Masood of a leading textbook The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice, published by Oxford University Press.[7]