Sir Arthur William Hessin Charles (born 25 March 1948) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
A former judge of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales and the President of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal, he was latterly a judge of the Queen’s Bench Division and Vice-President of the Court of Protection.
[3] He continued in that role until his appointment on 12 January 1998 as a High Court judge.
He was appointed President of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal on 4 April 2012.
[5] On 13 January 2014, the Lord Chief Justice, following consultation with the Lord Chancellor, transferred Mr Justice Charles from the Family Division to the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court, appointing him as Vice-President of the Court of Protection, for a three-year term.