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Geraldine Andrews

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Lady Justice Andrews
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Lady Justice of Appeal
Assumed office
1 October 2020
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
High Court Jugde
Queen's Bench Division
In office
2013–2020
Personal details
Born (1959-04-19) 19 April 1959 (age 63)
Nationality United Kingdom
Alma materKing's College London

Dame Geraldine Mary Andrews, DBE (born 19 April 1959), styled The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Andrews, is a Lady Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.[1]

She was educated at King's College London (LLB with First-class honours, 1980; LLM, 1982; AKC). She was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1981 and became a bencher in 2004. She was made a QC in 2001, recorder from 2001, deputy judge of the High Court from 2006 to 2013, and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2013.[2]

She was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal in October 2020.[3]

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King's College London

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King's College London is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. It is one of the oldest university-level institutions in England. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology, the Institute of Psychiatry, the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Gray's Inn

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The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these inns. Located at the intersection of High Holborn and Gray's Inn Road in Central London, the Inn is a professional body and provides office and some residential accommodation for barristers. It is ruled by a governing council called "Pension," made up of the Masters of the Bench and led by the Treasurer, who is elected to serve a one-year term. The Inn is known for its gardens which have existed since at least 1597.

High Court of Justice

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Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales)

Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales)

A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord Justice of Appeal is the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. Despite the title, and unlike the former Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, they are not peers.

Source: "Geraldine Andrews", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 20th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Andrews.

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References
  1. ^ "MRS Justice Andrews appointed Lady Justice of Appeal". 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ Dame Geraldine Andrews' profile, kclbarsociety.org.uk; accessed 12 July 2014. Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal". gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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