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Sir David Lloyd Jones, (born 31 January 1952) is a British judge, barrister, and legal scholar. He is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and a former Chairman of the Law Commission. It was announced on 21 July 2017 that Jones will become a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, starting September 2017.
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Early life
Lloyd Jones was born on 31 January 1952, to William Elwyn Jones and Annie Blodwen Jones (née Lloyd-Jones). He was educated at Pontypridd Boys’ Grammar School. He studied law at Downing College, Cambridge: he graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree, and a first class Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
Academic career
Lloyd Jones was a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge from 1975 to 1991. From 1999 to 2005, he was a visiting professor at City University, London. He has written articles that have been published in a number of academic journals specialising in law.
Legal career
Lloyd Jones was called to the bar in 1975 (Middle Temple). He became a Recorder in 1994 and served as a junior Crown Counsel (Common Law) from 1997 to 1999. Lloyd Jones became a Queen's Counsel in 1999. In 2009, it was revealed that he had been paid more than £1 million for his involvement in the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
On 3 October 2005, he was appointed as a High Court judge, and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He served as Presiding Judge on the Wales and Chester Circuit and Chairman of the Lord Chancellor’s Standing Committee on the Welsh Language from 2008 to 2011. On 1 October 2012, Lloyd Jones was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal, and was appointed to the Privy Council on 7 November 2012.
Honours
In 2005, upon being appointed a High Court judge, he received the customary appointment of knight bachelor. On 14 February 2006, he was knighted at Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.
He was made an Honorary Fellow of Aberystwyth University in 2012. He was awarded an honorary degree by Swansea University in 2014. In 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW).