Sir Michael Hutchison, PC (13 October 1933 – 24 July 2017) was a British lawyer and judge who served as a

Lord Justice of Appeal A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord (or Lady) Just ...

from 1995 to 1999.

Biography

The son of Ernest and Frances Hutchison, Michael Hutchison was educated at

Lancing College Lancing College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Private schools in the United Kingdom, private boarding school, boarding and day school) for pupils aged 13–18 in southern England, UK. The school is located in West S ...

and

Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the Unive ...

. He was

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in 1958, and became a

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in 1976. He was a Recorder from 1975 to 1983, and was elected a

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of Gray's Inn in 1983. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court in 1983, received the customary

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, and was assigned to the

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. he was a Judge of the

Employment Appeal Tribunal The Employment Appeal Tribunal is a tribunal in England and Wales and Scotland, and is a superior court of record. Its primary role is to hear appeals from Employment Tribunals in England, Scotland and Wales. It also hears appeals from decisions ...

from 1984 to 1987 and Presiding Judge, Western Circuit from 1989 to 1992. He was appointed a

in 1995, serving until 1999. He was a member of the Judicial Studies Board from 1985 to 1987, a member of the Parole Board from 1987 to 1989, and was a Surveillance Commissioner from 1998 to 2006. Hutchison married Mary Spettigue in 1957; they had two sons and three daughters.

References

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