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David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury

The Right Honourable
The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
PC
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Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury speaking at a conference in Singapore in 2016
President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
1 October 2012
Monarch Elizabeth II
Deputy The Lord Hope of Craighead
The Baroness Hale of Richmond
Preceded by The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
Master of the Rolls
In office
1 October 2009 – 30 September 2012
Preceded by The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Succeeded by Lord Dyson
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
11 January 2007 – 30 September 2009
Preceded by The Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
Succeeded by Lord Dyson (as Justice of the Supreme Court)
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
12 January 2004 – 11 January 2007
Personal details
Born (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 69)
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Angela Holdsworth
Relations Herman N. Neuberger (uncle)
Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger (sister-in-law)
Children 3
Education Westminster School
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation Judge
Profession Barrister
Religion Reform Judaism

David Edmond Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury, PC (/ˈnjuːbɜːrɡər/; born 10 January 1948) is an English judge. He is currently President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary until the House of Lords' judicial functions were transferred to the new Supreme Court in 2009, at which point he became Master of the Rolls, the second most senior judge in England and Wales. Neuberger was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012. He also serves as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

Neuberger was born on 10 January 1948, the son of Albert Neuberger, Professor of Chemical Pathology at St Mary's Hospital, University of London, and his wife, Lilian. His uncle was the noted rabbi Herman N. Neuberger. All three of his brothers are or were professors: James is Professor of Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Michael was Professor of Molecular Immunology at the University of Cambridge, while Anthony is Professor in Finance at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.


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