The Honourable
Mr Justice Saini
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
1 October 2019
MonarchsCharles III
Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1968-02-26) 26 February 1968
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityBritish
Alma materCorpus 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. 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. 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.
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