Mark Hedley
# Mark Hedley

Sir Mark Hedley, DL (born 23 August 1946) is a British retired judge. He was a Justice of the High Court from 2002 to 2013.

## Early life and education

Hedley was born on 23 August 1946 in London, England. He was brought up in Africa. He was educated at Framlingham College, then an all-boys private school. He studied law at the University of Liverpool, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.

## Legal career

Hedley was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1969 and made a bencher in 2002. He was appointed a Recorder in 1988 and a circuit judge for the Northern Circuit in 1992. On 11 January 2002, he was appointed a High Court judge, receiving the customary knighthood, and assigned to the Family Division. He retired on 10 January 2013.

## Ecclesiastical career

Since 1975, Hedley has been a Reader (licensed lay minister) of the Church of England. In 2002, he was appointed Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool.

## Honours

On 27 April 2015, Hedley was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Merseyside.

He was awarded the Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England in 2022.

