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Mr Justice Saini
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
1 October 2019
Monarchs Charles III
Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1968-02-26) 26 February 1968 (age 56)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Sir Pushpinder Singh Saini (born 26 February 1968) [1] is a British High Court 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 on 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]

In 1996, he married Gemma White with whom he has a son and a daughter. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Saini, Hon. Sir Pushpinder Singh, (born 26 Feb. 1968)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2019. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246724. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "High Court appoints seven new judges - all Oxbridge educated". Legal Cheek. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Judicial appointments". The Times. 30 May 2017. ISSN  0140-0460. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 20 April 2022.