Fascinating and personal account of the life and career of one of England and Wales’ most important jurists.
1. My Mother’s Family 2. My Father’s Family 3. A Leeds Childhood 4. Oxford 5. New Beginnings: London 6. Engagement and Marriage 7. Practice at the Bar 8. The High Court 9. The Court of Appeal 10. The Supreme Court 11. Master of the Rolls 12. Master of the Rolls: Memorable Cases 13. On Being a Judge 14. No Longer a Judge 15. A Jew in England 16. My Family Life 17. Epilogue
Lord Dyson was a Justice of the UK Supreme Court from 2010 until 2012 and the Master of the Rolls and Head of the Civil Justice System in England and Wales from 2012 until 2016.
These memoirs combine a moving family history with an account of
how it was and, maybe, is still possible to make one's way from an
ordinary background to the top of the judiciary, and an acute
assessment of the political and legal issues facing us all today…
Lord Dyson bridges the gap between the legal reader and the member
of the public, and both will gain a clearer understanding of the
world around us from his account.
*Baroness Ruth Deech DBE QC(Hon)*
John Dyson’s A Judge’s Journey is the finest public intervention by
a retired senior jurist since Bingham. Without a second’s
pomposity, he shares his personal voyage for all readers interested
in human rights and decency in a tempest-tossed world.
*Baroness Shami Chakrabarti*
Not just a fascinating and revealing insider’s view of the cases
and controversies that dominated the justice system at the start of
the millennium, A Judge’s Journey shows how the bright son of
working-class and immigrant parents could make it to a great office
of state that has been occupied continuously since the thirteenth
century.
*Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon)*
This is a warm and generous book by a fine judge whose humanity
shines through in every page. It deserves to find a wide
readership.
*Middle Templar*
John Dyson’s memoir combines humility, humanity and historical
context. This is a rare gift, including among recently unplugged
justices of the United Kingdom’s highest court.
*The New Statesman*
Clear, candid and compelling, a memoir for our times.
*Professor Philippe Sands QC*
I love the legal mind and anyone who loves that will love this
book. The lucidity with which ideas are expressed and the way in
which anecdotes centre on their most important elements make this
book an absolute delight and an intellectual tonic.
*Lord Finkelstein*
This is a compelling, emotional and frank memoir of Lord John Dyson
... it is a story that needed to be told. The book will appeal to
individuals with a legal background or any interest in the law but,
moreover, Lord Dyson’s transparency, humility, and assiduous
disposition will most definitely appeal to all.
*UK Supreme Court Blog*
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