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Recorder of London

The HonourableMr Justice Hilliard
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High Court Judge King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Recorder of London
In office 2015–2019
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Brian Barker
Succeeded by	Mark Lucraft
Common Serjeant of London
In office 2013–2015
Preceded by	Brian Barker
Succeeded by	Richard Marks

Personal details
Born	Nicholas Richard Maybury Hilliard 1 May 1959
Nationality	British
Residence(s)	London, United Kingdom
Education	Bradfield College
Alma mater	Lincoln College, Oxford.
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Barrister

Sir Nicholas Hilliard KC (born 1 May 1959), is a British judge who served as Recorder of London, an ancient and senior legal post at the Old Bailey, and before that Common Serjeant of London, the Recorder's second, appointed to that office in May 2013. From 6 January 2015 he was Recorder of London, the senior judge at the Old Bailey. Promoted, in October 2019, a judge of the High Court of Justice, he took up that appointment on 19 November 2019 ceasing to be Recorder of London.

Education

Hilliard was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, and Lincoln College, Oxford. Called to the Bar in 1981, he was appointed a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 2003.

Career

In 1995, Hilliard was appointed Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court and served in that capacity until 2008 when he was promoted Senior Treasury Counsel. In 2001 he was appointed as a Recorder of the Crown Court and in 2003 became a Master of the Bench at the Middle Temple. Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association from 2005 to 2006, Hilliard took silk in 2008. In that year he led the prosecution of the murderers of Ben Kinsella.

Prosecutor

In 2003, Hilliard led the prosecution of the case of R v Ingram, C., Ingram, D. and Whittock, T. In 2011, on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service, he unsuccessfully prosecuted Jonathan Rees for the 1987 murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, who had been examining police corruption. Hilliard acknowledged the police could not be relied upon to ensure access to documents that the defence might require and the prosecution was fatally undermined as a result and Rees was discharged.

Judicial career

Hilliard was appointed a Senior Circuit Judge in 2012, making him the Resident Judge on the South Eastern Circuit, based at Woolwich Crown Court. He was subsequently appointed Common Serjeant of London then Recorder of London before advancement as a judge of the High Court of Justice in November 2019.

Sir Nicholas has been a contributing editor to Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice since 1994.

Honours and appointments

Knight Bachelor (2019)
- Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Feltmakers.

External links

The Recorder of London, Nicholas Hilliard QC thanking Paul Cheston for his commitment to open justice and said he was an exemplar for court reporting.

Legal offices
Preceded byBrian Barker	Recorder of London 2015 – 2019	Succeeded byMark Lucraft
Preceded byBrian Barker	Common Serjeant of London 2013 – 2015	Succeeded byRichard Marks

References

Hilliard, Nicholas Richard Maybury. Who's Who 2019. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U42763. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
"Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual | the Gazette".
"High Court Judge Appointment". www.judiciary.uk. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
'Masters of the Bar' on the Middle Temple website
Hilliard on the Association of Commonwealth Criminal Lawyers website
Legal news: appointments - The Times 21 June 2012
Vikram Dodd and Sandra Laville "Scotland Yard admits Daniel Morgan's killers shielded by corruption - Victim's family attack criminal justice system after admission that defendants could not be guaranteed fair trial", guardian.co.uk, 11 March 2011, accessed 17 July 2011
Senior Circuit Judge Appointment - Hilliard QC - Ministry of Justice website
"High Court Judge Appointment". 4 October 2019.
Hilliard on the Worshipful Company of Feltmakers website - 2012

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