Mr Justice Soole | |
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Justice of the High Court | |
Assumed office 26 November 2015 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Born | United Kingdom | 18 July 1954
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Sir Michael Alexander Soole (born 18 July 1954) [1] is a British High Court judge.
Soole was educated at Berkhamsted School and took an MA from University College, Oxford. While at Oxford, he was president of the Oxford Union in 1974. [1]
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1977. In 1983 and 1987, he stood as the SDP candidate in Aylesbury, [1] coming second both times.
He served as a recorder from 2000 to 2015 and took silk in 2002.
On 26 November 2015, he was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. [2] He took the customary knighthood in 2015. [1] From January 2022, he serves as judge in charge of the King's Bench civil list. [3]
In 2002, he married Catherine Gavine Marshall, with whom he has three step sons and two step daughters. [1]