David Hirst (judge)

Sir David Hirst
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
1992 – April 1999
Succeeded bySir Jonathan Mance
Justice of the High Court
In office
22 January 1982 – 1992
Preceded bySir John May
Personal details
BornDavid Cozens-Hardy Hirst
(1925-07-31)31 July 1925
Died31 December 2011(2011-12-31) (aged 86)
Spouse
Pamela Bevan
(m. 1951)
Children5
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
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Sir David Cozens-Hardy Hirst (31 July 1925 – 31 December 2011) was an English barrister and judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1992 to 1999. The Times described him as "one of the leading advocates of his generation".