John Dyson, Lord Dyson
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The Right Honourable Lord Dyson |
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| Master of the Rolls Head of Civil Justice |
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In office 1 October 2012 – 2 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury |
| Succeeded by | Sir Terence Etherton |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
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In office 12 April 2010 – 1 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by |
The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury (as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary) |
| Succeeded by | Lord Hughes of Ombersley |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 11 January 2001 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Martin Nourse |
| High Court Judge | |
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In office 30 March 1993 – 11 January 2001 |
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| Personal details | |
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John Anthony Dyson 31 July 1943 |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Levy |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Judaism |
John Anthony Dyson, Lord Dyson (born 31 July 1943) is a former British judge and barrister. He was Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, the second most senior judge in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2012. He was the first justice, after Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, to be appointed directly to that court, and the first not to be a peer. However, by Royal Warrant, like all future appointees, he is styled "Lord Dyson" for life.
Dyson's mother was Bulgarian and his paternal grandparents Lithuanian. He was born in Yorkshire and educated at Leeds Grammar School. He studied the piano with Dame Fanny Waterman DBE. He then studied classics at Wadham College, Oxford. He was called to Bar at the Middle Temple in 1968, of which he was appointed a Bencher in 1990. He took silk in 1982 and was appointed a Recorder in 1986.
Dyson was the Head of 39 Essex Chambers from 1986 to 1993.
He was appointed to the Bench of the High Court on 30 March 1993, sitting in the Queen's Bench Division, and received a knighthood. In 1994, he was appointed Chairman of the Equal Treatment Advisory Committee of the Judicial College. In 1998, he became Presiding Judge of the Technology and Construction Court, a specialist part of the Queen's Bench Division.
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