Victoria Sharp
Dame Victoria Madeleine Sharp, DBE (born 8 February 1956), styled The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Sharp, is an English Lady Justice of Appeal.
Educated at North London Collegiate School and the University of Bristol, Victoria Sharp was called to the Bar, Inner Temple in 1979. She became a Recorder in 1998 and was also a QC.[1][2]
She received the honour of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), as is customary, on her appointment as a Justice of the High Court in 2008. She took her seat on 13 January 2009.[3]
She became Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division on 1 January 2016, succeeding Sir Nigel Davis.
References
- ^ "Dame Victoria Sharp". One Brick Court. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ Profile, theguardian.com; accessed 26 March 2014.
- ^ England & Wales Senior Judiciary; accessed 26 March 2014.