Anne Rafferty
Dame Anne Judith Rafferty, DBE, PC (born 26 July 1950), is an English jurist, who served as a Lady Justice of Appeal of England and Wales from 2011 to 2020.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Personal life
- 3 References
- 4 External links
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 *ociation. 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 *igned to the Queen's Bench Division; she received the customary honour as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).
Among the more notable trials over which she presided 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, and was sworn of the Privy Council.
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.
In 2019, she became known for overturning a lower court decision that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to face three allegations of misconduct in public office, including a disputed claim that the UK was sending £350m a week to Brussels.
Personal life
Dame Anne Rafferty is married to fellow jurist, Judge Brian Barker, the now retired Recorder of London; they have four daughters.
References
External links
- Debrett's People of Today