▁read ▁books ▁about ▁law y ers ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bar r ister . ▁His ▁hous em aster ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁suitable ▁career - choice ▁for ▁him ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁st utter , ▁but ▁this ▁only ▁made ▁W ool f ▁more ▁determined ▁in ▁his ▁voc ation . ▁His ▁A ▁level ▁results ▁gained ▁him ▁a ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ; ▁however , ▁he ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁( U CL ) ▁instead ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁his ▁parents ' ▁move ▁to ▁London ▁at ▁about ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁ ▁W ool f ▁chose ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁started ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁Oxford ▁circuit . ▁He ▁became ▁Junior ▁Coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁In land ▁Re venue ▁( Common ▁Law ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 7 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁First ▁Junior ▁Tre as ury ▁Coun sel ▁( Common ▁Law ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁aged ▁ 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Queen ' s ▁Ben ch ▁Division ▁High ▁Court ▁judge . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁of ▁App e al ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Most ▁Hon ou rable ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁( PC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁W ool f ▁In qu iry ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁W ool f ▁was ▁appointed ▁to