Peter Gross

Who is Peter Gross?

Sir Peter Henry Gross is a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

Gross was called to the Bar in 1977. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1992. Gross was appointed a Recorder in 1995 and a Deputy High Court judge in 1999. In 2001, he was appointed to High Court, receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He served as presiding judge on the South East Circuit from 2004 to 2004, and headed the Commercial Court from 2009 to 2010. On 9 July 2010, Gross became a Lord Justice of Appeal, and was appointed to the Privy Council in 2011. He became Deputy Senior Presiding Judge on 3 October 2011, and took up the office of Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales with effect from 1 January 2013.