Background
Purnell, Nicholas Robert was born on January 29, 1944 in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Son of Oliver Cuthbert and Pauline Mary (Brailli) Purnell.
Purnell, Nicholas Robert was born on January 29, 1944 in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Son of Oliver Cuthbert and Pauline Mary (Brailli) Purnell.
Master of Arts, King's College, Cambridge University, 1966.
Junior Central Criminal Court Bar, 1970-1972. Prosecuting counsel Inland Revenue, 1977-1979. Junior counsel Treasury, 1979-1985.
Recorder of the Crown Court, since 1986. Member senate and general council of the Bar, 1974-1981, 84-90. Bencher Middle Temple, 1990.
Member Lord Chancellor's and Home Secretary's Working Party on Training the Judiciary, 1976-1978. Member criminal committee Judicial Studies Board, 1990-1996. Member Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct, 1990-1997.
Governor Oratory School, 1994.
Married Melanie Jill Stanway, January 22, 1970. Children: Oliver, Edward, James, Sebastian.