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'''Dame Julia Wendy Macur''', [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born 17 April 1957)<ref name=debretts>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/19937/Julia%20Wendy%20MACUR.aspx|work=Debrett's People of Today|title=The Hon Mrs Justice Macur, DBE|accessdate=6 November 2012}}</ref> is a British judge of the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales]]. |
'''Dame Julia Wendy Macur''', [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born 17 April 1957)<ref name=debretts>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/19937/Julia%20Wendy%20MACUR.aspx|work=Debrett's People of Today|title=The Hon Mrs Justice Macur, DBE|accessdate=6 November 2012}}</ref> is a British judge of the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales]]. |
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She studied law at the [[University of Sheffield]], graduating in 1978.<ref>[http://www.shef.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.87482!/file/YU4.pdf "Your University 2006/07", p. 35], University of Sheffield website; retrieved 6 November 2012.</ref> She was [[called to the bar]] in 1979, and was a practising [[barrister]] on the [[Midland and Oxford Circuit]] between 1979 and 2005,<ref name=debretts/> working in [[Birmingham]].<ref>[http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/3963427.City___s_first_female_High_Court_judge_honoured "City's first female High Court judge honoured"], WorcesterNews.co.uk, 10 December 2008; retrieved 6 November 2012.</ref> |
She studied law at the [[University of Sheffield]], graduating in 1978.<ref>[http://www.shef.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.87482!/file/YU4.pdf "Your University 2006/07", p. 35], University of Sheffield website; retrieved 6 November 2012.</ref> She was [[called to the bar]] in 1979, and was a practising [[barrister]] on the [[Midland and Oxford Circuit]] between 1979 and 2005,<ref name=debretts/> working in [[Birmingham]].<ref>[http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/3963427.City___s_first_female_High_Court_judge_honoured "City's first female High Court judge honoured"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212817/http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/3963427.City___s_first_female_High_Court_judge_honoured/ |date= 4 October 2013 }}, WorcesterNews.co.uk, 10 December 2008; retrieved 6 November 2012.</ref> |
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She was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1998, and was a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of the [[Crown Court]] between 1999 and 2005, when she was appointed to the High Court.<ref name=debretts/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list|publisher=Judiciary of England and Wales|title=Senior Judiciary|accessdate=6 November 2012}}</ref> On 1 October 2013, she was appointed a [[Lord Justice of Appeal]].<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/appointment-of-lord-and-lady-justices-of-appeal Appointment of Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal], number10.gov.uk; accessed 23 March 2016.</ref> |
She was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1998, and was a [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of the [[Crown Court]] between 1999 and 2005, when she was appointed to the High Court.<ref name=debretts/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list |publisher=Judiciary of England and Wales |title=Senior Judiciary |accessdate=6 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/69TygpIEa?url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list |archivedate=28 July 2012 |df= }}</ref> On 1 October 2013, she was appointed a [[Lord Justice of Appeal]].<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/appointment-of-lord-and-lady-justices-of-appeal Appointment of Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal], number10.gov.uk; accessed 23 March 2016.</ref> |
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In November 2012 she was appointed by [[Home Secretary]] [[Theresa May]] to lead the [[Macur Review]], set up to investigate the terms of the [[Ronald Waterhouse|Waterhouse]] inquiry into the [[North Wales child abuse scandal]], which had reported in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20221959|publisher=BBC News|title=May launches north Wales child abuse inquiry|date=6 November 2012|accessdate=6 November 2012}}</ref> |
In November 2012 she was appointed by [[Home Secretary]] [[Theresa May]] to lead the [[Macur Review]], set up to investigate the terms of the [[Ronald Waterhouse|Waterhouse]] inquiry into the [[North Wales child abuse scandal]], which had reported in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20221959|publisher=BBC News|title=May launches north Wales child abuse inquiry|date=6 November 2012|accessdate=6 November 2012}}</ref> |
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Dame Julia Wendy Macur, DBE (born 17 April 1957)[1] is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
She studied law at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1978.[2] She was called to the bar in 1979, and was a practising barrister on the Midland and Oxford Circuit between 1979 and 2005,[1] working in Birmingham.[3]
She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1998, and was a Recorder of the Crown Court between 1999 and 2005, when she was appointed to the High Court.[1][4] On 1 October 2013, she was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal.[5]
In November 2012 she was appointed by Home Secretary Theresa May to lead the Macur Review, set up to investigate the terms of the Waterhouse inquiry into the North Wales child abuse scandal, which had reported in 2000.[6]
In 2015, it was announced she would become Deputy Senior Presiding Judge from 1 January 2016 and Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales from 1 January 2018.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "The Hon Mrs Justice Macur, DBE". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Your University 2006/07", p. 35, University of Sheffield website; retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "City's first female High Court judge honoured" Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, WorcesterNews.co.uk, 10 December 2008; retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary of England and Wales. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
{{cite web}}
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- ^ "May launches north Wales child abuse inquiry". BBC News. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Appointment of the Deputy Senior Presiding Judges and Senior Presiding Judges". judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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