Heather Hallett
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Dame Heather Carol Hallett, DBE
(born 16 December 1949), styled The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Hallett, is an English judge of the Court of Appeal. She is the fifth woman to sit in the Court of Appeal, after Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
(now Baroness Butler-Sloss) (1988), Dame Brenda Hale
(now Baroness Hale of Richmond) (1999), Dame Mary Arden
(2000) and Dame Janet Smith (2002).
Hallett was educated at Brockenhurst Grammar School
, in the New Forest
, and at St Hugh's College, Oxford
.
She was called to the Bar by The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
in 1972. She became a Queen's Counsel
in 1989 and a Bencher of Inner Temple in 1993. She was the first woman to chair the Bar Council
, in 1998, having been vice-chair in 1997. She became Treasurer of the Inner Temple
in 2011.
She was appointed as a Recorder of the Crown Court
in 1989 and a deputy High Court judge in 1995. She became a full-time judge of the High Court
, in 1999, in Queen's Bench Division, and was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 2005. She was appointed as a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission
in January 2006, as a representative of the judiciary.
Hallett was chosen in 2009 to act as coroner in the inquest of the 52 fatal victims of the 7/7 bombings
; hearings began in October 2010.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 16 December 1949), styled The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Hallett, is an English judge of the Court of Appeal. She is the fifth woman to sit in the Court of Appeal, after Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss
Anne Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, GBE, PC is a retired English judge. She was the first female Lord Justice of Appeal and, until 2004, was the highest-ranking female judge in the United Kingdom. Until June 2007, she chaired the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess...
(now Baroness Butler-Sloss) (1988), Dame Brenda Hale
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond
Brenda Marjorie Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE, QC, PC, FBA is a British legal academic, barrister, judge and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom....
(now Baroness Hale of Richmond) (1999), Dame Mary Arden
Mary Arden (judge)
Mary Howarth Arden, Baroness Mance, DBE , styled The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Arden, is a British judge.She was born in Liverpool. Her grandfather was a partner in Gamon Arden and Co., a Liverpool firm of solicitors. Her father and brother, Roger, joined the family firm which merged with Hill Dickinson...
(2000) and Dame Janet Smith (2002).
Hallett was educated at Brockenhurst Grammar School
Brockenhurst College
Brockenhurst College, or colloquially known as Brock, is in the tertiary sector providing education in a wide range of courses for many different ages...
, in the New Forest
New Forest
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....
, and at St Hugh's College, Oxford
St Hugh's College, Oxford
St Hugh's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is located on a fourteen and a half acre site on St Margaret's Road, to the North of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 as a women's college, and accepted its first male students in its centenary year in 1986...
.
She was called to the Bar by The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1972. She became a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1989 and a Bencher of Inner Temple in 1993. She was the first woman to chair the Bar Council
Bar council
A bar council , in a Commonwealth country and in the Republic of Ireland, the Bar Council of Ireland is a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the King's Inns. Solicitors are generally regulated by the Law society....
, in 1998, having been vice-chair in 1997. She became Treasurer of the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 2011.
She was appointed as a Recorder of the Crown Court
Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
in 1989 and a deputy High Court judge in 1995. She became a full-time judge of the High Court
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
, in 1999, in Queen's Bench Division, and was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 2005. She was appointed as a member of the Judicial Appointments Commission
Judicial Appointments Commission
The Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for selecting judges in England and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body which was created on 3 April 2006 as part of the reforms following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005...
in January 2006, as a representative of the judiciary.
Hallett was chosen in 2009 to act as coroner in the inquest of the 52 fatal victims of the 7/7 bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
; hearings began in October 2010.
External links
- Court of Appeal, Civil Division, HM Court Service
- Chair and Commissioners from the Judicial Appointments CommissionJudicial Appointments CommissionThe Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for selecting judges in England and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body which was created on 3 April 2006 as part of the reforms following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005...
- Brief biography from Financial Regulatory Briefing, November 1997