Sir Jonathan Leslie Baker (born 6 August 1955), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Baker, is a Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. He was educated at St Albans School and

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. Th ...

. He was called to the bar at

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in 1978. He was a recorder from 2000 to 2009, and judge of the

High Court of Justice The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC (Englan ...

(Family Division) from 2009 - 2018. In October 2017, he was appointed as the Senior Family Liaison Judge. In October 2018, he was appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal.

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