William Gage

Sir William Marcus Gage (22 April 1938 – 13 September 2023) was a British judge. He was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 2004 until 18 November 2008. Biography William Marcus Gage was born on 22 April 1938. His father was Conolly Gage, a circuit judge. Like his father, William was educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He was a lieutenant in the Irish Guards during his national service. Gage was called to the Bar in 1963 and took Silk in 1982. As a barrister, he defended Dr Ann Dally, who was disciplined by the General Medical Council for prescribing controlled drugs to addicts in the 1980s. Gage was appointed a High Court Judge, Queen's Bench Division in 1993 and was presiding judge in the south-eastern circuit from 1997 to 2000. He received a knighthood in November 1993.