Mark Wall (judge)

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| office = Justice of the High Court

| term_start = 1 October 2020

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| monarch = Charles III

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|03|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = London, England

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| nationality = British

| alma_mater = St John's College, Cambridge

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Sir Mark Arthur Wall (born 4 March 1963),{{Cite web |date=2020-12-01 |title=Wall, Hon. Sir Mark Arthur, (born 4 March 1963) |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-245576 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Who's Who (UK) |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245576|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }} styled The Honourable Mr Justice Wall, is a British High Court judge.

Early life and education

Wall was born in London, England and grew up in Worcestershire.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-02 |title=High Court Judges 2020 |url=https://judicialappointments.gov.uk/previous-announcements/high-court-judges-2020/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Judicial Appointments Commission}} He was educated at King Charles I School in Kidderminster and completed a BA at St John's College, Cambridge in 1984.

Legal career

Wall was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1985 and developed a practice in criminal law based at Citadel Chambers.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-08 |title=Mark Wall QC becomes 16th member of Citadel Chambers appointed to the judiciary in last 20 years |url=https://citadelchambers.com/mark-wall-qc-becomes-16th-member-of-citadel-chambers-appointed-to-the-judiciary-in-last-20-years/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Citadel Chambers}} He was appointed a recorder in 2002, took silk in 2006, and was leader of the Midland circuit from 2011 to 2014. He was a member of the Bar Council from 2008 to 2014.

In 2013, Wall was appointed a deputy High Court judge in the Administrative Court and was appointed a circuit judge a year later.

On 1 October 2020, Wall was appointed a judge of the High Court, following the promotion of Sir Richard Arnold to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division (now King's Bench Division).{{Cite web |title=Senior Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Judiciary UK}}{{Cite web |date=2020-09-11 |title=High Court Appointments |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/high-court-appointments/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Judiciary UK}}{{Cite news |date=2020-09-29 |title=Legal news |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/legal-news-xtxjgxfwh |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-04-21 |issn=0140-0460}} He received the customary knighthood in the same year.