Appointment of a High Court Judge: Rushton KC
The Lady Chief Justice is delighted to welcome the appointment by His Majesty the King of Nicola Rushton KC to the High Court.
Mrs Justice Rushton will be assigned to the Business and Property Division where she will bring over 33 years of experience as a barrister, and seven years of judicial experience as a Deputy High Court Judge and a Deputy First-Tier Tribunal Judge, to the role.
This appointment will fill a vacancy in the High Court following elevations to the Court of Appeal and confirmed retirements.
Background
Nicola Rushton KC will be known as The Honourable Mrs Justice Rushton. She was called to the Bar (Gray’s Temple) in 1993 and took Silk in 2018. She was appointed as a Deputy Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal in 2019 and as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2023.
She will take up appointment on 1 October 2026.
Read more about the new appointment through her biography.