Mark Ormerod (civil servant)

Mark Ormerod
Chief Executive of the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office
September 2015 – September 2020
Appointed byThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
PresidentThe Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
The Baroness Hale of Richmond
Preceded byJenny Rowe
Succeeded byVicky Fox
Personal details
Born (1957-08-03) 3 August 1957 (age 67)
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
University of Tours
OccupationCivil servant

Mark Edward Ormerod CB (born 3 August 1957) is a retired British civil servant and chief executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from 2015 to 2020.

He was educated at Oundle School, the University of Leeds and the University of Tours.[1]

Ormerod was previously the Chief Executive of the Law Commission.[2] He also held posts as Chief Executive of the Probation Associations and was Director of Access to Justice Policy at the Ministry of Justice.[3]

  1. ^ ‘ORMEROD, Mark Edward’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  2. ^ Deven Pamben (12 February 2009). "Ormerod to head Law Commission". The Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Mark Ormerod to be Supreme Court's Chief Executive". www.supremecourt.uk. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.