Andrew Henshaw

Sir Andrew Raymond Henshaw (born 22 April 1962) is a British High Court judge.

Early life and education Henshaw was born in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England and was educated at Sponne School in Towcester. He attended Downing College, Cambridge and graduated with a BA in law in 1983. He was the first in his family to attend university.

Career In 1986, he was admitted as a solicitor and worked for Linklaters from 1986 to 2000 as a litigator; from 1987 to 1986, he was seconded to Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C. He took silk in 2013 and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2017. He received the customary knighthood in the same year. He sits on the Commercial Court, Admiralty Court, Administrative Court and sits on criminal cases in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).

Personal life In 1998, he married Claire O'Connor, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.