Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Anthony Peter Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, is a British lawyer. He was one of the first 11 Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Justices and was the first High Court judge to be appointed directly to that court when it came into existence on 1 October 2009 without previously having sat as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He was appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong on 11 April 2011 as a non-permanent judge. He was previously Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales. He retired from the Supreme Court in September 2017.
Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. As the United Kingdom’s highest appellate court for these matters, it hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Bench and inscription outside UK Supreme Court, "Lines for the Supreme Court" by Andrew Motion
Court 1 in the Supreme Court building
Blake's carpet for the Supreme Court buildings