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Full Name Alistair William Orchard MacDonald Born 22 February 1970 (age 47) ( 1970-02-22 ) Alma mater Nottingham University
City University Occupation Family lawyer
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Sir Alistair William Orchard MacDonald (born 22 February 1970), styled The Hon. Mr Justice MacDonald, has been a judge in the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales since June 2, 2015. As a lawyer he specialised in child protection.
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Career
MacDonald received a BA in Archaeology from Nottingham University and worked as an archaeologist for three years, though he could not find funding for an offered Ph.D. position. He then obtained a Diploma in Law from City University.
MacDonald was called to the bar in 1995 and did his pupillage at Priory Chambers, 2 Fountain Court. In 2008 he won Barrister of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards, and later that year he appeared on the BBC television series Barristers.
He became a Recorder in 2009, and then while working at St. Philip's Chambers in Birmingham he became a QC in 2011. He practised in family law, particularly the rights of children. He was co-chairman of the Association of Lawyers for Children, speaking out against reductions in legal aid increases in court fees for local authorities, and a reduction of family law barrister fees. He is on the board of the journal Child and Family Law Quarterly.
He was made a Knight Bachelor on 10 November 2015.
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New Law Journal said "This book is the reference work for the family advocate who wishes to use the CRC on behalf of the children they represent."