John Dyson, Lord Dyson

Lord Dyson
Lord Dyson in 2013
Master of the Rolls
Head of Civil Justice
In office
1 October 2012 – 2 October 2016
Appointed byElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Succeeded bySir Terence Etherton
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office
12 April 2010 – 1 October 2012
Nominated byJack Straw
Appointed byElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Succeeded byLord Hughes of Ombersley
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
11 January 2001 – 12 April 2010
Preceded bySir Martin Nourse
High Court Judge
In office
30 March 1993 – 11 January 2001
Personal details
Born
John Anthony Dyson

(1943-07-31) 31 July 1943 (age 81)
Spouse
Jacqueline Levy
(m. 1970)
Children2
Alma materWadham College, Oxford
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister

John Anthony Dyson, Lord Dyson, PC (born 31 July 1943) is a former British judge and barrister. He was Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, the second most senior judge in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2012. He was the first justice to be appointed who was not a peer.