Sonia Proudman
Dame Sonia Rosemary Susan Proudman, DBE (born 30 July 1949), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Proudman, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Education
Proudman was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.[1] She was one of the first female winners of the Eldon Scholarship.[2]
Career
Proudman was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn in 1972. She became a Bencher in 1996 and a Recorder in 2000. She was a Deputy High Court Judge from 2001 to 2008, until she was appointed to the Chancery Division on a full-time basis. She was the second woman assigned to the Chancery Division, after Mary Arden.
Proudman was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2008.
Proudman retired from the bench on 2 October 2017.[3]
Arms
Proudman obtained a grant of arms in 2009. [4]
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References
- ^ "LMH, Oxford - Prominent Alumni". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Eldon Scholarship Award Holders since 1919". Oxford University. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-dame-sonia-rosemary-susan-proudman-dbe/
- ^ https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/newsletter/2009/item/30-october-2009
External links
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- Alumni of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
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- British women judges
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- Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellows of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
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