John Dyson, Lord Dyson

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The Right Honourable Lord Dyson
Lord Dyson in 2013
Master of the Rolls Head of Civil Justice
In office 1 October 2012 – 2 October 2016
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Succeeded by	Sir Terence Etherton
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office 12 April 2010 – 1 October 2012
Nominated by	Jack Straw
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Succeeded by	Lord Hughes of Ombersley
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office 11 January 2001 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Sir 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)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Wadham College, Oxford
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Barrister

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.