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Tony Blair's brother is appointed as a High Court Judge
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William Blair, QC of 3 Verulam Buildings, was yesterday appointed be a Justice of the High Court.
The Lord Chief Justice will assign Mr Blair to the Queen's Bench Division.
Mr Blair, 57, was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1972 and took Silk in 1994. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998 and is approved to sit as a deputy High Court Judge.