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Derek Sweeting
Chair of the Bar Council From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Derek Anthony Sweeting is a British High Court judge.[1]
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Early life
Sweeting grew up in Greater London, attending a state school and later studying law at Clare College, Cambridge.[2][1]
Before undertaking his Law degree, he served in the British Army for 1 year. He trained at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was deployed to West Germany as a Tank Commander. Upon completion of his studies in Cambridge, he enlisted as a Reservist and served for many years in 289 Commando Battery RA (V) and 266 Parachute Battery RA (V).[2]
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Career
Sweeting was called to the Bar in 1983 by Middle Temple[3] and was appointed King's Counsel in 2001.[4]
Before becoming a High Court judge, he practiced at the Barristers' chambers ‘7BR’.[5]
Bar Council
He was appointed as Chair of the Bar council in 2021 until 2022.[6]
In April 2021, Sweeting questioned whether the term 'BAME' (Black, Asian, and Minority ethnic) could "disguise the fact that there's massive under-representation of black members of our community at the bar".[7]
Judicial career
Sweeting was appointed as a Recorder in the Crown Court and County Court on 15 March 2002.[8]
On 11 January 2022, Sweeting was appointed as a High Court Judge. He was assigned to the King's Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice.[3] He received his customary knighthood in July 2023, at Windsor Castle.[9]
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