Thomas Linden Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Nationality:British
Birth Place:London, England
Birth Date:26 November 1964
Mr Justice Linden
Term Start:13 January 2020
Office:Justice of the High Court
Caption:Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Alma Mater:Keble College, Oxford

Sir Thomas Dominic Linden (born 26 November 1964)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Early life and education

Linden was born in London in 1964 and educated at Beechen Cliff School in Bath and St Brendan's Sixth Form College in Bristol. He studied jurisprudence at Keble College, Oxford, graduating with a first-class BA in 1987, and he completed the BCL there in 1988.

Career

He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn, practising employment, discrimination and sports law from Matrix Chambers,[2] [3] [4] of which he was a founding member in 2000.

As a practitioner, he appeared before the Court of Appeal, the United Kingdom Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice. He was appointed a recorder in 2005 and took silk in 2006. He was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2019.[5] [6]

High Court appointment

On 13 January 2020, was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Sir Andrew Popplewell who was promoted to the Court of Appeal; Linden assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[7] In 2022, he was knighted.[8]

Personal life

In 1991, he married Dr. Brigit Connolly; they have four daughters.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-12-01 . Linden, Hon. Sir Thomas Dominic (born 26 Nov. 1964) . subscription . 21 April 2022 . . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U246688. 978-0-19-954088-4 .
  2. News: Ziegler . Martyn . 11 December 2018 . Jess Varnish tells employment tribunal that British Cycling had 'extreme control' over her . . subscription . 21 April 2022. 0140-0460.
  3. News: 14 November 2017. Tribunal can determine police officer's discrimination claim . . subscription . 21 April 2022. 0140-0460.
  4. News: 19 June 2018 . Terms of contract makes self-employed plumber a 'worker' . . subscription . 21 April 2022. 0140-0460.
  5. Web site: 22 November 2019 . High Court Judge Appointment . 21 April 2022 . Judiciary UK.
  6. Web site: 22 November 2019 . Thomas Linden QC appointed as High Court judge . 21 April 2022 . Matrix Chambers.
  7. Web site: Senior Judiciary . 21 April 2022. Judiciary UK.
  8. Web site: 22 April 2022 . CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD Honours and Awards. 30 October 2022 . The Gazette.