Mark Wall (judge)

The Honourable Mr Justice Wall
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2020
Monarch	Charles III
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-04) 4 March 1963 (age 61) London, England
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Sir Mark Arthur Wall (born 4 March 1963),^[1] styled The Honourable Mr Justice Wall, is a British High Court judge.

Wall was born in London, England and grew up in Worcestershire.^[2] He was educated at King Charles I School in Kidderminster and completed a BA at St John's College, Cambridge in 1984.^[1]

Wall was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1985 and developed a practice in criminal law based at Citadel Chambers.^[3] He was appointed a recorder in 2002, took silk in 2006, and was leader of the Midland circuit from 2011 to 2014. He was a member of the Bar Council from 2008 to 2014.^[1]

In 2013, Wall was appointed a deputy High Court judge in the Administrative Court and was appointed a circuit judge a year later.

On 1 October 2020, Wall was appointed a judge of the High Court, following the promotion of Sir Richard Arnold to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division (now King's Bench Division).^[4][5][6] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.^[1]

In 1987, Wall married Carmel Adler (a circuit judge). They have a son and a daughter.^[1]

• Murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes