Andrew Popplewell
Lord Justice Popplewell | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| High Court Judge, Queen's Bench Division | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 21 October 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1959 |
| Children | 3, including Anna and Lulu |
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| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge |
Sir Andrew John Popplewell PC (born 14 January 1959), styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Popplewell, is a Lord Justice of Appeal (a judge of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales), having previously served as a High Court judge.
Son of Sir Oliver Popplewell, he was educated at Radley College and Downing College, Cambridge. He has three children: Anna Popplewell, actress star of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Lulu Popplewell, who played Daisy in Love Actually, and Freddie Popplewell, a barrister.
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1981. He was made a QC in 1997 and was a recorder from 2002 to 2011. He was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) and knighted in 2011.
On 21 October 2019, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal as a Lord Justice of Appeal.