Sir John Michael Wright (born 26 October 1932) is a retired British barrister and judge who served as a Justice 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 (England and Wales), Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Courts of England and Wales, Senior Cour ...
in the
Queen’s Bench Division from 1990 to 2003. He is best known for presiding over the controversial inquest into the death of
Jean Charles de Menezes
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References
Requiem for the ‘people’s judge’Profile: Sir Michael Wright
Knights Bachelor
Queen's Bench Division judges
Members of Lincoln's Inn
Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
1932 births