Elizabeth Gloster
Dame Elizabeth Gloster | |
|---|---|
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2013 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| High Court Judge | |
| In office 21 April 2004 – 9 April 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Gloster 5 June 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Stanley Brodie QC (div. 2004) Sir Oliver Popplewell (m. 2008) |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Dame Elizabeth Gloster, DBE PC (born 5 June 1949),[1] is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. While a judge of the High Court of Justice, she served as the first female judge of the Commercial Court.[2]
Education
Gloster was educated at Roedean School and Girton College, Cambridge.[3]
Career
Gloster was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1971 (and made a bencher in 1992). She joined the Magic Circle set of One Essex Court.[4] In 1989, she became a Queen's Counsel. She was appointed a judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey in 1993 and a Recorder in 1995.[5]
On 21 April 2004, Gloster was appointed a High Court judge,[6] receiving the customary appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), and appointed to the Queen's Bench Division.[5] From 2010-12, she served as head of the Commercial Court."Debrett's People of Today". Retrieved 12 April 2012.
On 9 April 2013, she was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal[7] and consequently appointed to the Privy Council.
Private life
In 2004, Elizabeth Gloster was divorced from her husband of three decades, Stanley Brodie QC.[8] On 15 March 2008, she married former judge and noted cricket player Sir Oliver Popplewell.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Senior judiciary". The Judicial Office. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ Malkin, Brendan (13 April 2004). "Gloster QC is first female Commercial Court judge". The Lawyer. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Elizabeth Gloster QC". Commonwealth Secretariat. 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Gloster, Dame Elizabeth - Hot 100". The Lawyer. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Appointment of new judge in charge of the Commercial Court". The Judicial Office. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "No. 57274". The London Gazette. 28 April 2004.
- ^ "No. 60472". The London Gazette. 11 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Brief affair ends with a wedding". The Daily Mail. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Rozenberg, Joshua (4 June 2008). "Brief Encounters". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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