Anne Rafferty
Lady Justice Rafferty | |
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| Lady Justice of Appeal | |
| Assuming office 5 July 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Succeeding | The Lord Dyson PC QC |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anne Judith Rafferty 26 July 1950 Lancashire, England |
| Nationality |  British |
| Spouse | Brian Barker CBE QC |
| Children | 4 (1 deceased) |
| Residence | London |
Dame Anne Judith Rafferty, DBE, PC, QC (born 26 July 1950[1]), officially styled The Right Honourable Lady Justice Rafferty, is an English jurist, who has served as a Lady Justice of Appeal of England and Wales since 2011.
Career
Educated at Wolverhampton Girls' High School and a graduate of the University of Sheffield, Rafferty was the first woman Chair of the Criminal Bar Association.[2][3] She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1990 and a Recorder the following year. In 1999, she was promoted Deputy High Court Judge, before her appointment to the High Court of Justice in 2000, when she was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division; she received the customary accolade of the realm as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).
Among the more notable trials over which she presided over as a High Court Judge (when Mrs Justice Rafferty) are those of Paul Burrell and teacher Sion Jenkins.
In 2011, Rafferty was appointed to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales with effect from 5 July,[4] and was sworn of the Privy Council.[5]
In November 2014 Rafferty's appointment as Chancellor of the University of Sheffield (her alma mater) was announced, to replace Sir Peter Middleton in Summer 2015.[6]
Personal life
Lady Justice Rafferty is married to fellow jurist, Judge Brian Barker, the Recorder of London; they have four daughters.
References
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". judiciary.gov.uk.
- ^ www.criminalbar.com
- ^ "Explorers, doctors and top geneticist given honorary degrees". 12 July 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Appointment of Lords Justices of Appeal". number10.gov.uk. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Privy Council appointments". 6 October 2011.
- ^ "University of Sheffield appoints new Chancellor". 24 November 2014.
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from Lancashire
- People educated at Wolverhampton Girls' High School
- Alumni of the University of Sheffield
- People from Sheffield
- English barristers
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- English women judges
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