office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
justice of the high court 24 march 1943 24 april 1997 david eady
 24 march 2013 sir david eady trinity college , cambridge
david eady

sir david eady -lrb- born 24 march 1943 -rrb- is a retired high court judge in england and wales .
as a judge , he is known for having presided over many high-profile libel and privacy cases .
he was called to the bar in 1966 and became a queen 's counsel in 1983 .
he was a member of one brick court chambers and , as a lawyer , specialised in media law until he was appointed a high court judge -lrb- queen 's bench division -rrb- on 21 april 1997 .
as of november 2014 , he continued to sit in the high court as an additional judge .
