Mark Turner (judge)

Sir Mark George Turner (born 27 August 1959), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Turner, is a British judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Legal career

Turner was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1981. In 1998, he was appointed a Queen's Counsel. Turner became a Recorder in 2000, and was appointed to sit as a deputy High Court judge.^[1] On 28 January 2013, he was appointed a Justice of the High Court, receiving the customary knighthood in the 2013 Special Honours,^[2] and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. Prior to becoming a member of the judiciary, Turner practised from Crown Office Chambers and was also the head of Dean's Court Chambers.^[3]

Personal Life

He lives with his family in Hazel Grove. His wife Caroline was a Justice of the Peace and the former solicitor to Sir Elton John and they have three daughters; Fiona, Alice and Lydia, who were all educated at Stockport Grammar School. Fiona later studied at the University of Nottingham, Alice at the University of Bristol and Lydia at the University of Birmingham.

References

1. "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Turner" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
2. List of Knights Bachelor, thegazette.co.uk; accessed 5 September 2015.
3. Purse, Steve (28 January 2013). "Mark Turner QC appointed to the High Court bench". Crown Office Chambers. Retrieved 11 September 2022.