Judge Jules

Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ. Born on October 26 1965 as Julius O'Riordan, he was educated at University College School and the London School of Economics. He studied law at the LSE, giving rise to his stage name &qu

Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ. Born on October 26 1965 as Julius O'Riordan, he was educated at University College School and the London School of Economics. He studied law at the LSE, giving rise to his stage name "Judge Jules", though he obtained a lower second class honours in his degree. Jules began his music career as a DJ on the then pirate radio station Kiss FM before he joined BBC Radio 1 in 1997, where he now has a regular Saturday night slot.

He also works as a producer under the name Hi-Gate with Yomanda (Paul Masterson). He is married to Amanda, who is the lead singer of dance act Angelic and has a son, Jake, and daughter, Phoebe.