The British monarch has approved the appointment of Lord Justice Snowden as a Justice of the Supreme Court, announced by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Justice on 30 April 2026. The appointment was made on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Lord Chancellor, following a recommendation from an independent selection commission. Snowden, originally from Redcar in the North‑East of England, studied law at Downing College, Cambridge and earned an LLM from Harvard Law School. He was called to the Bar in 1986, became Queen’s Counsel in 2003, and has held judicial roles including Recorder, Deputy High Court Judge, High Court Judge of the Chancery Division, and Court of Appeal Judge. He also served as Vice‑Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster and held leadership positions in the judiciary such as Lead Judge for International Relations.
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