Pushpinder Saini
Lord Justice Of Appeal Saini | |
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| Court of Appeal Judge Criminal Division | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2026 | |
| Monarchs | Charles III Elizabeth II |
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| Born | 26 February 1968 |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Sir Pushpinder Singh Saini (born 26 February 1968)[1] is a British Court of Appeal judge.
Saini was born in Nairobi, Kenya and educated at Dormers Wells High School in Southall and attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, completing a BA and the postgraduate BCL, graduating with a first in both.[1][2]
He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1991 and practised from Blackstone Chambers. He took silk in 2008 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017.[3][1]
On 1 October 2019, Saini was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[4] He took the customary knighthood in the same year.[1] On 12th June 2026, Saini was appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal, assigned to the Criminal Division.[5]
In 1996, he married Gemma White with whom he has a son and a daughter.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Saini, Hon. Sir Pushpinder Singh, (born 26 Feb. 1968)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246724. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - ↑ "High Court appoints seven new judges - all Oxbridge educated". Legal Cheek. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Judicial appointments". The Times. 30 May 2017. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Appointment of Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal". Judiciary UK. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
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