Stephen Morris (judge)

Sir Stephen Nathan Morris (born 18 May 1957)^[1] is a British High Court judge.

The Honourable Mr Justice Morris
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office 03 October 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-18) 18 July 1957 (age 66) United Kingdom
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge

Morris was educated at Bradford Grammar School and completed a BA at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1979.

In 1981, he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. He served as a recorder from 2000 to 2016 and a deputy High Court judge from 2004 to 2016 on the north-east circuit. He took silk in 2002. He practised from 20 Essex Street chambers and was a leading practitioner in competition law.^[2]

On 3 October 2016, he was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He took the customary knighthood in the same year.^[3] He serves until 31 December 2022 as an election rota judge.^[4]