Sir Nicholas Nigel Green (born 15 October 1958), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Green, is a judge of the

Court of Appeal of England and Wales The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to ...

. He was educated at

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is a highly selective grammar school in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is one of the most academically successful schools in the United Kingdom, currently ranked third among state schools. The name is re ...

, the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_la ...

(LLB, 1980), the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institu ...

(LLM, 1981) and the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

(PhD, 1985). He was called to the bar at

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in 1986. He was appointed a judge of the

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(Queen's Bench Division) in 2013, and was then awarded the customary

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in the

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. In 2018, he was promoted to the Court of Appeal and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in the same year.

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1958 births Living people People educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Alumni of the University of Leicester University of Toronto alumni Alumni of the University of Southampton Members of the Inner Temple Queen's Bench Division judges Knights Bachelor Lords Justices of Appeal Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom {{UK-law-bio-stub