Max Hill


Max Benjamin Rowland Hill, is the Director of Public Prosecutions, succeeding Alison Saunders as from 1 November 2018. Previously, he was the independent reviewer of terrorism laws in the United Kingdom, replacing David Anderson in 2017.

Early life

Hill was born in Hertfordshire in 1964. After attending state primary schools, he was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne due to his family moving to Northumberland. He won a scholarship to study law at St Peter's College, Oxford, from 1983 to 1986.

Career

by Middle Temple in 1987, Hill worked on parts of the Damilola Taylor murder trials and 7 July 2005 London bombings before being appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2008.
From 2012, he was Head of Chambers at Red Lion Chambers and was chaired the Criminal Bar Association 2011 to 2012. Hill also served as Leader of the South Eastern Circuit from 2014 to 2016.
In 2017, he appeared in Channel 4's The Trial as lead counsel for the prosecution, in which real juries, together with actual barristers and judges, tried a fictional murder case in order to explore the workings of the jury system.
From 1 March 2017 to 12 October 2018, Hill was the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.

Director of Public Prosecutions

Hill was appointed as the Director of Public Prosecutions in November 2018.