About Marcus Smith
Born 1967. Marcus Smith is a British judge.
Sir Marcus Alexander Smith (born 1 July 1967 ) is a British High Court judge. From 1991 to 1994, he was a lecturer in law at Balliol. In addition to practice, he wrote two textbooks: Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance with Raymond Cox QC and Louise Merrett and The Law of Assignment with Nico Leslie (2007, 3rd edition 2018). and was appointed King's Counsel in 2010.
High Court appointment On 12 January 2017, he was appointed as a High Court judge and assigned to the Chancery Division.
He is on the Financial List, the Patents Court, the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) and the Administrative Court.
On 4 November 2024, his term of office ended and was not renewed. He was replaced by Sir Peter Roth as acting President until his permanent replacement, Dame Kelyn Bacon, was announced on 23 May 2025.
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Marcus Smith was born on 1 July 1967 in United Kingdom.
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