Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth

The Right Honourable Lord Wilson of Culworth PC
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office 26 May 2011 – 9 May 2020
Nominated by	Kenneth Clarke
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	The Lord Saville of Newdigate
Succeeded by	Lord Burrows
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office 3 October 2005 – 26 May 2011
High Court Judge
In office 20 April 1993 – 3 October 2005
Personal details
Born	(1945-05-09) 9 May 1945 (age 79)
Spouse	Margaret Higgins m. 1974
Education	Bryanston School
Alma mater	Worcester College, Oxford

Nicholas Allan Roy Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth, PC known as Lord Wilson (born 9 May 1945), is a retired British judge. On 26 May 2011, he became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, having previously served as a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2005. Lord Wilson has specialised in family law throughout his career. In December 2016, as one of the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court, Lord Wilson heard the Government's appeal of R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (the Article 50 case) on the use of prerogative powers to start the process of leaving the European Union following the referendum on 23 June 2016.