Sir Richard David Meade (born 14 November 1966)[1] is a British High Court judge.

He was educated at William Ellis School in London, then completed a BA in jurisprudence at University College, Oxford in 1988.

[1] Meade was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1991 and practised intellectual property law from 8 New Square chambers.

[2] He took silk in 2008, served as a recorder from 2010, and was appointed deputy High Court judge in 2011.

[1] On 7 September 2020, he was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Dame Vivien Rose who was promoted to the Court of Appeal, and he was assigned to the Chancery Division.