Anthony May

Who is Anthony May?

Sir Anthony Tristram Kenneth May, PC is a British judge.

On 1 October 2008, he succeeded Sir Igor Judge as President of the Queen's Bench Division. He was called to the Bar in 1967, became a Queen's Counsel in 1979, and a Recorder in 1985. He was appointed to the Queen's Bench Division in 1991, receiving the customary knighthood. In 1997, May was appointed to the Court of Appeal.

May was Vice-President of the Queen’s Bench Division from 2002 to 2008, when he was appointed President of the Queen's Bench Division, when the previous president, Sir Igor Judge, became Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. He was named to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1998. May retired in July 2011.

In October 2012 Downing Street announced Sir Anthony May would become the Interception of Communications Commissioner on 1 January 2013.