Sir Andrew Ewart McFarlane PC (born 20 June 1954)[1] is a British judge.

He was a Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales from 2011 to 2018, and became President of the Family Division in July 2018 upon Sir James Munby’s retirement from that office.

McFarlane was brought up in Solihull, West Midlands, before moving to Crosby, Merseyside.

[2] He was educated at Shrewsbury School and studied law at Collingwood College, Durham, and graduated in 1975.

He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Justice on 18 April 2005[5] and assigned to the Family Division, receiving the customary knighthood.