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Julia Macur

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The Right Honourable
Lady Justice Macur
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Court of Appeal Judge
Assumed office
2013
MonarchElizabeth II
Charles III
High Court Judge
Family Division
In office
2005–2020
Personal details
Born (1957-04-17) 17 April 1957 (age 65)
United Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield

Dame Julia Wendy Macur, DBE (born 17 April 1957),[1] known as The Rt Hon Lady Justice Macur, is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Between April 2017 and December 2019, she was the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales.[2]

She studied law at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1978.[3] She was called to the bar in 1979, and was a practising barrister on the Midland and Oxford Circuit between 1979 and 2005,[1] working in Birmingham.[4]

She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1998, and was a Recorder of the Crown Court between 1999 and 2005, when she was appointed to the High Court.[1][5] On 1 October 2013, she was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal.[6]

In November 2012 she was appointed by Home Secretary Theresa May to review, the terms of the Waterhouse inquiry into the North Wales child abuse scandal, which had reported in 2000.[7]

In 2015, it was announced she would become Deputy Senior Presiding Judge from 1 January 2016 and Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales from 1 January 2018;[8] this was brought forward to April 2017 on the appointment of Lord Justice Fulford as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.[9]

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Source: "Julia Macur", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, October 23rd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Macur.

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Further Reading

List of High Court judges of England and Wales

List of judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales

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Anne Rafferty

Victoria Sharp

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John Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd

Timothy Holroyde

Ingrid Simler

Kathryn Thirlwall

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References
  1. ^ a b c "The Hon Mrs Justice Macur, DBE". Debrett's People of Today. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ Profile: Lady Justice Macur DBE, www.gov.uk; accessed 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Your University 2006/07", p. 35, University of Sheffield website; retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ^ "City's first female High Court judge honoured" Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, WorcesterNews.co.uk, 10 December 2008; retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary of England and Wales. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ^ Appointment of Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal, number10.gov.uk; retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ "May launches north Wales child abuse inquiry". BBC News. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Appointment of the Deputy Senior Presiding Judges and Senior Presiding Judges". judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Investigatory Powers Commissioner appointed: Lord Justice Fulford".


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