Sir Stephen George Mitchell KC (born 19 September 1941), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Mitchell, is a former judge of the

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assigned to the

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Biography

Mitchell was born in

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, Nottinghamshire, the son of Sydney Mitchell and Joan Dick. He was educated at

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and at

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. He was called to the

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in 1964 and became a member of the

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. He was appointed as Second Prosecuting Counsel to the Crown at the

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in 1975, and a Junior Prosecuting Counsel to the Crown at the

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in 1977. He was a Senior Prosecuting Counsel to the Crown between 1981 and 1986, a Recorder between 1985 and 1989, and a Circuit Judge between 1989 and 1993. He was appointed as

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in 1986 and as a

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of the

in 1993. He was a Judge of the

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between 1993 and 2003, and President of the National Security Appeals Panel, Information Tribunal between 2004 and 2007.

Publications

Editor of ''Phipson on Evidence'', 11th edition, 1970, editor of ''

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'', 1971–1988, and author of ''The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed-Batons Useful Wares, 1770–c1790'', 2007.Stephen Mitchell, ''The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed-Batons Useful Wares, 1770–c1790'', SGM Books, 2007,

References

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