Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley (born 11 August 1948 in St Albans, Hertfordshire), is a retired British judge who served as a Justice of the UK Supreme Court from April 2013 to August 2018.[1][2] Educated at Tettenhall College and Van Mildert College, University of Durham (BA in law, 1969), he was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1970.[1][2][3] His career began as a barrister, becoming Queen's Counsel in 1990 and Head of No.1 Fountain Court Chambers, Birmingham, until 1997, when he was knighted and appointed a High Court judge in the Family Division (1997-2003).[1][2] He served as Presiding Judge on the Midland Circuit (2000-2003), transferred to the Queen's Bench Division (2004-2006), and became a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2006, acting as Vice-President of the Criminal Division from 2009 to 2013.[1][2][3] Upon joining the Supreme Court, he received the judicial title Lord Hughes of Ombersley, referencing Worcestershire.[1] Post-retirement at age 70, Lord Hughes remains active as a Judicial Commissioner under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 with the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office.[3][4] He chairs the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry into the 2018 Novichok poisonings and has contributed to inquiries including the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Stephen Port inquests, UK Special Forces in Afghanistan misconduct allegations, and the Omagh Bombings Inquiry.[3] He holds an honorary fellowship from Van Mildert College (2015).[1] His interests include gardening, mechanics, and bellringing.[5] Lord Hughes exemplifies sustained judicial expertise in high-profile public inquiries.[1][2][3][4] (298 words)