Christopher Nugee

Sir Christopher George Nugee (born 23 January 1959 in London), officially styled Lord Justice Nugee, is a British lawyer who has served as a Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales[1] since 2020.

[6] Nugee was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1983, taking silk in 1998, then elected a Bencher of the Inn in 2003.

[7] Appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2014,[8][9] he was promoted Lord Justice of Appeal in October 2020[10] being sworn of the Privy Council.

[11] In 1991, Nugee married Emily Thornberry, a senior Labour party politician who formerly served as Shadow Attorney-General.

[12] They have three children, and live in Islington, the north London constituency which his wife represents as its Member of Parliament.