Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore
The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore | |
|---|---|
Kerr in 2016 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Jack Straw |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 1 July – 30 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Carswell |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Nominated by | Tony Blair |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Carswell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Declan Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1949 Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 1 December 2020 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British, Irish |
| Spouse |
Gillian Widdowson (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Brian Francis Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, PC (/kɜːr/; 22 February 1948 – 1 December 2020), was a Northern Irish barrister and a senior judge. He held office as Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and then as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. In 2009, he was the last person to receive a law life peerage under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876. At the time of his retirement on 30 September 2020, he was the longest-serving justice of the Supreme Court, and the court's last original member.