Terence Etherton
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The Right Honourable Sir Terence Etherton MR |
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| Master of the Rolls | |
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Assumed office 3 October 2016 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Dyson |
| Chancellor of the High Court | |
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In office 11 January 2013 – 3 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Andrew Morritt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Geoffrey Vos |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
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In office 29 September 2008 – 11 January 2013 |
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| Nominated by |
Gordon Brown as Prime Minister |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Terence Michael Elkan Barnet Etherton 21 June 1951 |
| Spouse(s) | Andrew Stone |
| Residence | West London |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Religion | Jewish |
Sir Terence Michael Elkan Barnet Etherton MR (born 21 June 1951) is the Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, the second most senior judge in England and Wales. He previously served as Chancellor of the High Court, the head of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales, from 2013 to 2016.
Etherton attended Holmewood House School and St Paul's School, and studied history and law at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was in the British Sabre team from 1977 to 1980 and competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Etherton was called to the bar (Gray's Inn) in 1974 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1990. He was appointed a High Court judge on 11 January 2001 and assigned to the Chancery Division, receiving the customary knighthood. In August 2006, he was appointed Chairman of the Law Commission, the statutory independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and to recommend reform where needed.
On 29 September 2008, on expansion of the Court of Appeal from 37 to 38 judges, Etherton was appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal. He was sworn in on 29 September 2008, and received the customary appointment to the Privy Council. On 11 January 2013, he was appointed Chancellor of the High Court.
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